Editing Barnwell, South Carolina (section)

==History==
In 1785, the district of Winton County was formed from a portion of the Orangeburg District in order to create another judicial circuit. It was given its current name in 1798 when the county and its seat were named for Revolutionary War leader [[John Barnwell (senator)|John Barnwell]] (1748–1800), who headed a militia in South Carolina. Barnwell County originally stretched from the [[Savannah River]] on the west almost to the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

Built in 1832, the [[South Carolina Railroad]] connected [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] to [[Hamburg, Aiken County, South Carolina|Hamburg]], near [[Augusta, Georgia]], upriver on the Savannah River. The designation of two stops on the railroad led to the development of the towns of [[Blackville, South Carolina|Blackville]] and [[Williston, South Carolina|Williston]] in the mid-nineteenth century.

===Civil War===
Barnwell gave generously to the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] cause. Its most distinguished participant was Confederate General [[Johnson Hagood (governor)|Johnson Hagood]], who was later elected as governor of South Carolina, serving from 1880 until 1882.

When Union General [[Judson Kilpatrick]] was in Barnwell, as part of General [[Sherman's March to the Sea]], his horses were stabled in the [[Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal|Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles]]; the baptismal font in the church was used to water the horses.<ref>[http://www.holyapostlesbarnwell.org/holyapostlesbarnwell/history1 History of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles, Barnwell, South Carolina] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831082034/http://www.holyapostlesbarnwell.org/holyapostlesbarnwell/history1 |date=2009-08-31 }} from the church's website</ref>

===Registered historic sites===
[[Banksia Hall]], [[Bethlehem Baptist Church (Barnwell, South Carolina)|Bethlehem Baptist Church]], [[Church of the Holy Apostles Rectory]], [[Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal]], and [[Old Presbyterian Church (Barnwell, South Carolina)|Old Presbyterian Church]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>