Dorchester
Dorchester County was formed in 1897 from Berkeley and Colleton Counties. The county was named for Dorchester Massachusetts. As early as 1696 a group of Congregationalists from there relocated to South Carolina and founded the town of Dorchester. That town was abandoned in 1788, but the parish name of St. George Dorchester persisted. The county seat is St. George. One notable location in Dorchester county is Middleton Place Gardens, laid out in 1741, the oldest landscaped gardens in the country. This was a rice plantation. The Middleton family included a member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence and a Governor and Ambassador.
Dorchester County SCGenweb site
Dorchester County Courthouse
201 Johnson Street
County Courthouse
Saint George, SC 29477
Dorchester County Records
Census
1790 Federal Census of the areas that would become Dorchester County
Cemeteries
USGS listing of cemeteries of Dorchester County (St. George Parish and Beech Hill)
Dorchester County Query Forums
Dorchester County, SC Forum for Queries
Dorchester County, SC at genforum
Cities and towns of Dorchester County:
Charleston
Dorchester
Grover
Harleyville
Lincolnville
North Charleston
Reevesville
Ridgeville
Saint George (County Seat)
Summerville
News related to Dorchester County, SC
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Feds may seek stimulus funds for state - Greenville News
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Feds may seek stimulus funds for state
Greenville News, SC Michael Rose, a Dorchester County Republican, pleaded for a compromise. "This is mutually assured destruction. That’s what we’re headed for," he told the Senate. "This is too serious to risk brinksmanship." But three of Rose’s resolutions, non-binding … |
Bank manager accused of stealing from cub scouts - Live 5 News
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Bank manager accused of stealing from cub scouts
Live 5 News, SC DORCHESTER COUNTY, SC (WCSC) -Officials with Cub Scout Pack 759 thought Wendy Thornbury was the perfect candidate to be treasurer and be responsible for cash the scouts made from popcorn sales. After all, she was manager of the Carolina First Bank. … Bank manager accused of stealing from Cub Scouts |
Foreclosure numbers hold steady in SC - Charleston Regional Business
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Foreclosure numbers hold steady in SC
Charleston Regional Business, SC Next-highest is Charleston County with 287, and then Dorchester County with 251. Horry County and York County rounded out the top five with 246 and 189, respectively. Dorchester County had the highest ratio of foreclosure, with one home out of every … |
Old St. George courthouse site won't be abandoned - Charleston Post Courier
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Old St. George courthouse site won't be abandoned
Charleston Post Courier, SC A Dorchester County courthouse has stood at the foot of the railroad tracks off Ridge Street for more than a century, right at the heart of the grid of streets that laid out the original St. George. It's a point of pride for the town, a sense of its … |
$14.6M OK'd for parkway - Charleston Post Courier
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$14.6M OK'd for parkway
Charleston Post Courier, SC Dorchester County Council Chairman Jamie Feltner, a committee member, opposed the resolution because he said that it endorsed sending much-needed highway dollars, possibly stimulus funds, to the Grand Strand. The 2.2 mile-long final phase of the … |
A Dorchester county town's 2 man police force may be cut - WCIV
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A Dorchester county town's 2 man police force may be cut
WCIV, SC Ridgeville,SC - As the state continues to make budget cuts, towns and municipalities brace for change. And there is one small Dorchester county town that could loose big. Ridgeville is a quiet little town. The big trucks make most of the noise. … |
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