Indiantown, South Carolina
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Indiantown is an unincorporated community
in rural Williamsburg County, South Carolina
, United States
. Prior to the arrival of Europe
ans to North America
, it was the site of a Chickasaw
village and the area was a favored hunting and fishing ground. Within the community is the modern headquarters of the eastern Chickasaws, known as the Chaloklowa Chickasaw
s, which was officially recognized as a tribe by the State of South Carolina in 2005.
It was a site of early European settlement based around the Indiantown Presbyterian Church (founded 1757), which was burned by the British Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton
during the American Revolution
, an act which increased the loyalty of the area people to his primary opponent, American General Francis Marion
.
The Indiantown Church is still the center of the Community. It has a number of Revolutionary soldiers buried in its church yard
. The church has purchased the buildings and grounds of the closed Indiantown School, which are used for athletic and cultural events in the community. It operates a day care center as well.
The community no longer has a post office and is mostly within the address of Hemingway, South Carolina
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in rural Williamsburg County, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, United States
United States
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. Prior to the arrival of Europe
Europe
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ans to North America
North America
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, it was the site of a Chickasaw
Chickasaw
The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States...
village and the area was a favored hunting and fishing ground. Within the community is the modern headquarters of the eastern Chickasaws, known as the Chaloklowa Chickasaw
Chaloklowa Chickasaw
The Chaloklowa Chickasaws are a remnant of the Chickasaw tribe of the eastern United States that avoided the forced Indian removal during the 1830s to what is now Oklahoma....
s, which was officially recognized as a tribe by the State of South Carolina in 2005.
It was a site of early European settlement based around the Indiantown Presbyterian Church (founded 1757), which was burned by the British Lieutenant-Colonel Banastre Tarleton
Banastre Tarleton
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, GCB was a British soldier and politician.He is today probably best remembered for his military service during the American War of Independence. He became the focal point of a propaganda campaign claiming that he had fired upon surrendering Continental...
during the American Revolution
American Revolution
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
, an act which increased the loyalty of the area people to his primary opponent, American General Francis Marion
Francis Marion
Francis Marion was a military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. Acting with Continental Army and South Carolina militia commissions, he was a persistent adversary of the British in their occupation of South Carolina in 1780 and 1781, even after the Continental Army was driven...
.
The Indiantown Church is still the center of the Community. It has a number of Revolutionary soldiers buried in its church yard
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
. The church has purchased the buildings and grounds of the closed Indiantown School, which are used for athletic and cultural events in the community. It operates a day care center as well.
The community no longer has a post office and is mostly within the address of Hemingway, South Carolina
Hemingway, South Carolina
Hemingway is a town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. The population was 573 at the 2000 census.- Historical Sketch :Hemingway was created from a crossroads community named Lamberts in 1911 by Dr. W. C. Hemingway, in an effort to secure a depot for the proposed Seaboard Air Line Railroad,...
See also
- Early history of Williamsburg, South CarolinaEarly history of Williamsburg, South Carolina-Founding:Williamsburg, named after William of Orange, was one of eleven townships ordered by King George II in 1730 meant to develop the "back country" of the Carolina Province. The township was a part of Craven County, one of the original four counties that encompassed present South Carolina....
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamsburg County, South CarolinaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Williamsburg County, South CarolinaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamsburg County, South Carolina.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States...
- Native Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United StatesNative Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...