Welsh Neck-Long Bluff-Society Hill Historic District
SW of Bennettsville along U.S. 15, Bennettsville, South Carolina
Map
Coordinates:
+34.52640, -79.8271734°31'35" N, 79°49'38" W
Quadrangle map:Society Hill
Description
The Welsh Neck-Long Bluff-Society Hill area is one rich in historic significance. The Welsh Neck community was an early religious center (a ca. 1738 Baptist church was established here) for the Pee Dee region, and Long Bluff served as a judicial center. The courthouse at Long Bluff, with its jail, tavern, and supporting buildings, was a center of activity for the Upper Pee Dee region during the Revolution. Few small communities have contributed more to the public in the way of culture, education and leadership than has Society Hill. It has numbered among its population outstanding leaders in religion and education, jurists, statesmen, soldiers, authors, and agriculturists. The Society Hill Library Society was formed in 1822. This group grew out of the St. David’s Society, founded 1777 in Cheraw, which had a wide-spread influence and was a main factor in making Society Hill a center of intelligent leadership in the Pee Dee for a century and a half. This is a rural community with many fine antebellum homes in the Georgian mode. Constructed on large lots or in wooden settings, many are two-storied clapboard structures with one-story front verandas. Nineteenth century mercantile establishments still operate in unadorned frame buildings of a purely functional design. Within the entire district there are approximately 250 structures. Welsh Neck and Long Bluff, both now unoccupied wooded areas, are considered excellent potential archaeological sites. Listed in the National Register December 16, 1974. - SCDAH
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1974
- Reference number
- 74001846
- Architectural styles
- Mid 19th Century Revival: Exotic Revival; Victorian: Second Empire; Georgian
- Areas of significance
- Archeology - Non-Aboriginal; Military; Education; Politics/Government; Architecture; Religion
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction; D - Information Potential
- Property type
- District
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Current functions
- Underwater; Single dwelling
- Periods of significance
- 1700-1749; 1850-1874; 1800-1824; 1750-1799; 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1736; 1748; 1798
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 250
Non-contributing objects: 60
Update Log
- August 26, 2014: Photo imported by Michael Miller
- August 12, 2014: Updated by Michael Miller: Added "Description" & "Street View"
- August 12, 2014: New Street View added by Michael Miller