Old Lancaster County Court House
by Joseph C Hinson
Title
Old Lancaster County Court House
Artist
Joseph C Hinson
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Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
In 2010, the old Lancaster, SC County Court House stands anew after remodeling work which the county performed after a teenager set fire to it. Meanwhile, a new court house is under construction next door. The old court house is now a visitor's center for Lancaster. Here are some important dates in the building's history --
1828 -- Designed by Robert Mills, who also designed the old jail a few blocks over, the court house opens this year. It features fine reeded woodwork and vaulted ceilings. A series of double barrel brick vaults supports the second floor and forms the ceiling of the first.
June 4, 1909 -- The Confederate monument in front of the courthouse is dedicated on this date with thousands attending. It is made of Stonesboro granite from Lancaster County. The soldier on the monument is Captain Amos McManus of Lancaster County.
1913 -- The courthouse has the distinction of being the site of the last witch trials to take place in the United States.
1971 -- It is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1979 -- The main court room is renovated.
Aug. 4, 2008, the courthouse is heavily damaged, but not destroyed, by an early morning fire. The fire was purposefully set. September 19, 2008 -- A local 17-year-old, Martavious Carter, admits to setting the fire while being interviewed for other crimes he had recently committed.
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September 21st, 2012
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