Mars Bluff African American Sites Francis Marion University Wallace Woods Rd., Florence, SC Phone: 843-661-1300 Websites: https://www.fmarion.edu/cabins/ East of Florence is Mars Bluff, an area that provides a unique perspective of African American Heritage in the Pee Dee. At FMU, you can visit the hewn-timber cabins and the cemetery marker. Tours of the cabins are…
Florence National Cemetery & Florence Stockade 803 E. National Cemetery Rd., Florence, SC Phone: 843-669-8783 Website: https://cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/florence.asp This cemetery was established in 1865 as a burial place for Union soldiers who died while being held at the Florence Stockade. The first woman to be buried in a National Cemetery, Florena Budwin, is interred at the…
Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation Library 509 S. Dargan St., Florence, SC Phone: 843-662-8424 Website: https://florencelibrary.org The South Carolina History Room in the main library holds rare maps of the Pee Dee such as Herman Moll’s 1715 Map. The room houses a large genealogical collection and cemetery surveys for most of the state. Open Monday…
Dillon County Courthouse 301 W. Main St., Dillon, SC Phone: 843-774-1425 Website: https://dilloncounty.sc.gov/points-interest/courthouse Completed in 1911, the building is one of the few remaining examples of Beaux-Arts style in SC and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The top floor hallway has an interesting display of more than 40 pictures depicting the county’s…
Dillon County Theatre 114 N. MacArthur Ave., Dillon, SC Phone: 843-774-8746 Social: https://fb.com/thedilloncountytheatre The Dillon County Theater is one of the few remaining examples of Spanish Colonial architecture in the state and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The McArthur Ave. Players perform a variety of plays annually, and the theater hosts musicals…
The Center Theater of Hartsville 212 N. 5th St., Hartsville, SC Phone: 843-332-5721 Website: https://thecentertheater.com Social: https://fb.com/thecentertheater Built in 1936, the Center Theater operated for decades as a movie house. It features a wide array of theatrical productions, musicals, comedies, and entertaining children’s theater performances.
Black Creek Arts Council 116 W. College Ave., Hartsville, SSC Phone: 843-332-6234 Website: https://blackcreekarts.org Social: https://fb.com/blackcreek Housed in the restored 1930s Community Market Building, the Black Creek Arts Council preserves and cultivates the arts. The center features changing visual art exhibits in the gallery. Open Tuesday – Thursday 10am–1pm, 2pm-5pm; Friday 10am-2pm; and every 2nd…