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ELLOREE'SHERITAGE MUSEUM
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South by Southwest ~ Danny Cumbee http://www.southbysouthwest.net Specializing in Art & Decorative Items with a regional flare. |
Enjoy your journey through Cotton Country.
William Judson Snider’s forefathers were given a grant by the King of England in 1777. The First US Census in 1790 had 54 family names recorded near the Santee River Basin. When William was 11 years old he moved to Charleston to persue his interest in merchandising. At 21, he returned to his homeland and worked as a merchant till after the War Between The States. His store, once located where the current Elloree Post Office is, was surrounded by thousands of family owned acres. He offered the railroad a right of way through his land and paid for the tracks, which was a railroad extension out of Eutawville. In 1886 the first train rambled into the region and William Snider submitted his design- a map for the proposed town of Elloree.
The Elloree Heritage Museum is housed in the original Brandenburg Motor Company building in the downtown business area. Authentic exhibits have been painstakingly restored and expertly displayed to take visitors on an intriguing journey back into time.
Four years after The Revitalization Project in September of 1999, which spent $1,200,000.000 renovating the downtown business district, the Farm Wing of the Elloree Heritage Museum opened to the public on October 5, 2002.
Bobby Shuler
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You will visit the birthplace of Elloree's Founder. The construction date of the worn pole log cabin was determined, to be built in the late 1700's, by the saw marks. One room of the cabin has been reconstructed using the original outside walls, inside walls, pegs, and hardware. It is furnished with items similar to those found in the 1868 family inventory. A farmyard surrounds the cabin and is complete with smokehouse, farm bell, chicken nest, and a well, that display the daily life on the farmstead during the mid 1800's.
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The Snider Cabin
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The contrast of cotton farming 100 years ago to today is a part of the interactive displays.
With all of your senses you can experience an 100 year old cotton gin with wooden parts inside it's original cotton gin house.
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The mule and blacksmith exhibit demonstrate the importance of mules to the economy of the rural past.
The entire Farm Wing is a interactive experience with wall photomurals, photographs, and cotton.
The second phase is to be complete within two years. This phase will include: sections of several stores and businesses established in Elloree around 1910, living quarters decorated in the late 1800 and early 1900 styles, an extensive collection of Indian Artifacts from the area, and an additional room for art shows and temporary exhibits. It will be an ever-changing living museum.
Museum hours are 10:00 to 5:00; Thursday through Saturday. School Tours and Bus Tours are welcome. Call (803) 897-2225 to schedule group visits. Admission fees are $5.00 for Adults, $4.00 for Senior Citizens, $3.00 for students, and children under 6 can enjoy Elloree's Heritage Museum for free.
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