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The following 17 pages use this file: Dorchester, South Carolina; Dorchester County, South Carolina; Dorchester School District Two; Grover, South Carolina
Dorchester County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,540. [1] Its county seat is St. George. [2] The county was created on February 25, 1897 by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly. [3] Dorchester County is included in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metropolitan ...
Saint George is a town in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States.The population was 2,084 at the 2010 census, eight fewer than in 2000 census.It has been the county seat of Dorchester County [5] since the county was formed from Colleton County in 1897.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682. [4] Historically, county government in South Carolina has been fairly weak. [5] The 1895 Constitution made no provision for local government, effectively reducing counties to creatures of the state.
Summerville's town limits extend south as far as the Ashley River next to Old Fort Dorchester State Historical Park. U.S. Route 78 passes near the center of Summerville, leading southeast 24 miles (39 km) to downtown Charleston and northwest 29 miles (47 km) to Interstate 95 at St. George .
Dorchester was a town in the Province of South Carolina. Situated on the Ashley River about 18 miles (29 km) from Charleston, it was founded in February 1696 by followers of Reverend Joseph Lord from Dorchester, Massachusetts. They named it after their home town, which had been named by earlier immigrants after the English town Dorchester ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site sits along the Ashley River, near the town of Summerville in Dorchester County, South Carolina. In 1969, the site was donated to the South Carolina State Park Service and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1969. [ 1 ]