Menu
Search
Browse by Grade & Subjects

Grade

Subjects

Orangeburg

Orangeburg County was founded as Orangeburg District in 1769.

Orangeburg County was founded as Orangeburg District in 1769. The county and county seat’s namesake was William IV, otherwise known as the Prince of Orange. Notable residents include Tony, Grammy, and Emmy nominee Eartha Kitt.

The lands now known as Orangeburg County were first settled by Swiss and German farmers in the early 18th century, with English settlers from the Lowcountry arriving soon after. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the district became smaller as lands were taken to create the Barnwell and Lexington Districts as well as Aiken and Calhoun counties.

Both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War had an impact on the county. The last battle of the Revolutionary War fought in South Carolina, the battle of Eutaw Springs, occurred in Orangeburg County. Additionally, Sherman’s troops traveled through the county during the Civil War. Orangeburg County also made history as the home of South Carolina’s first railroad junction in 1840. Unfortunately, the county is likely best known for the Orangeburg Massacre, when South Carolina police killed three South Carolina State College students involved in a civil rights demonstration in 1968.

In the 19th century, large cotton plantations began to appear in Orangeburg County, and cotton remains one of the main crops grown in the area. Recently, the economy has experienced growth due to its location between Columbia and the port of Charleston. Record-breaking development has occurred in industry, especially manufacturing, as well as retail.

 

About Eartha. Accessed June 10, 2016. http://www.earthakitt.com/eartha/

Economic Development. Accessed June 10, 2016. http://www.orangeburgchamber.com/

Welcome to Orangeburg County. Accessed June 10, 2016. http://www.orangeburgcounty.org/

Content Type
Tarleton Brown | History of SC Slide Collection

Photo

Grades

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Tarleton Brown | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 23
Tarleton Brown (1756-1845) served as a Captain in the Revolutionary army, and as a scout in Georgia and South Carolina for the remainder of the war in the South, later publishing an eyewitness account...
Amazing Grace -5 | Digital Traditions

Audio

Grades

  • Higher Education
Amazing Grace -5 | Digital Traditions
This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
I See the Lighthouse | Digital Traditions

Audio

Grades

  • Higher Education
I See the Lighthouse | Digital Traditions
This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
Brother Moses Smote the Water | Digital Traditions

Audio

Grades

  • Higher Education
Brother Moses Smote the Water | Digital Traditions
This recording consists of songs predominately created, nurtured, and encouraged by Black Americans. "Negro" spirituals are musical derivations of Africanic arts coupled with the love, power, and...
Jarvis Brothers Photos | Digital Traditions

Photo

Grades

  • Higher Education
Jarvis Brothers Photos | Digital Traditions
The Jarvis Brothers of Orangeburg County are the living continuation of the Jubilee style of a cappella gospel singing that was immensely popular before World War II. Organized and arranged by their...
Cleveland Sellers | Road Trip

Photo

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Cleveland Sellers | Road Trip
In 1968, Sellers was then a student at Harvard University. He was visiting Orangeburg as a recruiter for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). On the night of February eighth, he...
Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman (1911-1985) | Road Trip

Photo

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Rev. I. DeQuincey Newman (1911-1985) | Road Trip
Born in Darlington County, the Rev. Isaiah DeQuincey Newman was one of South Carolina's most respected leaders. For more than 40 years he was one of the most influential leaders in the civil rights...
Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894-1984) | Road Trip

Photo

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Benjamin Elijah Mays (1894-1984) | Road Trip
Benjamin Elijah Mays was born in the town of Epworth, southeast of Greenwood, August 1894. A son of former slaves, Mays' childhood played a key role in shaping the man that he would become. His...
Orangeburg County - Claflin University

Photo

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Orangeburg County - Claflin University
Claflin College, founded in 1869 as Claflin University, is the oldest historically black college in S.C. and was established to "advance the cause of education, and maintain a first-class institution...
Orangeburg County - South Carolina State University

Photo

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Orangeburg County - South Carolina State University
South Carolina State University was founded in 1896 as the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural, & Mechanical College of S.C., with its origins in the Morrill Land Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890...
Orangeburg County - All Star Bowling Lanes

Photo

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Orangeburg County - All Star Bowling Lanes
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ordered all public places and schools to desegregate and serve blacks and whites equally. For four years, from 1964 to 1968, Orangeburg's All Star Bowling Lanes refused to...
Santee Cooper Country | A Natural State

Photo

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Santee Cooper Country | A Natural State
Santee Cooper Country is made up of the five counties of Berkeley, Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg and Sumter. Visit lakes and rivers, museums, parks, flower gardens, plantation homes, nature trails...
U Is for UFO Welcome Center | South Carolina from A to Z 25

Video

Grades

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
U Is for UFO Welcome Center | South Carolina from A to Z
Episode 25
U is for the UFO Welcome Center that put Bowman, South Carolina, on the map. This rare roadside attraction built by Jody Pendarvis has seen better days, but it stands as a monument to the man who...
A Is for Ace Basin | South Carolina from A to Z 1

Video

Grades

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
A Is for Ace Basin | South Carolina from A to Z
Episode 1
A is for Ace Basin. Dean Harrigal, wildlife biologist, with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) talks about the Ace Basin. Our great state is known for many wonderful places...
Eatery at the Depot | ETV Shorts

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Eatery at the Depot | ETV Shorts
Eatery at the Depot is a small town restaurant with tons of charm and a delicious menu. The restaurant is located at the Branchville Railroad Shrine and Museum in Orangeburg County. Three United...
Calhoun Times | ETV Shorts Branchville Railroad Shrine and Museum | ETV Shorts

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Branchville Railroad Shrine and Museum | ETV Shorts
The Branchville Railroad Shrine and Museum is the site of the world's first railroad junction. The museum features lots of antiques that were once used by the railway, such as a velocipede, old...
James C. "Jim" Self | Legacy of Leadership Charles S. Way | Legacy of Leadership Profile

Video

Grades

  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
Charles S. Way | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Charles S. Way (Born December 18, 1937) It usually takes a hurricane or some other force of nature to change the face of a city, but if a single individual can accomplish such a feat, then surely...
7 Days in Jail | Road Trip

Video

Grades

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
7 Days in Jail | Road Trip
Waymon Stover talks about his experience marching in Orangeburg in 1963 to desegregate lunch counters and being arrested.