Orangeburg County, SC

South Carolina

Orangeburg County
Photo by Corey Dargan
Photo by Corey Dargan
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Photo by Sara Dean / Race2Beach
Photo by Sara Dean / Race2Beach
Photo by Sara Dean / Race2Beach
Photo by Sara Dean / Race2Beach
Photo by Sara Dean / Race2Beach

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Claflin University, located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was founded in 1869 by Alonzo Webster (1818-1887), a Vermont minister. Webster came to South Carolina to teach at the Baker Bible Institute in Charleston training African American ministers for the Methodist Episcopal Church (today the United Methodist Church). In 1869 he received a charter from the state of South Carolina to establish a college that would prepare freed slaves for the responsibilities of citizenship. The first charter banned discrimination among the faculty, staff and students, making the Academy the first South Carolina university open to all regardless of race. Nonetheless, all of the students at the Academy were African American.
Orangeburg
Known for Dining, Universities and Sports
Orangeburg is calling! Discover its gardens, university life, monuments, and more.

Reasons to visit

  • Claflin University
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Santee
Santee
Known for Friendly people, Dining and Golf
Love dining out, golf, and fishing? Get away to Santee!
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Elloree
Elloree
Head to sights like Lake Marion and Orangeburg County Library Mentor Branch as you discover Elloree.
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Neeses
Neeses
Head to sights like Thunder Valley Speedway as you discover the local area in Neeses.
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Eutawville
Eutawville
Check out the local area in Eutawville—home to attractions like Lake Marion and Ferguson Island.
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