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It seems, reading that, that Chesterfield and Cheraw were the main centers.

That's because there were great big plantations that took up lots of space between the towns. So a plantation could be near Pageland and Ruby and Mt Croghen. Mt. Croghan is located ten miles east of the Town of Pageland and ten miles west of the Town of Chesterfield. They are all very very close.

Once again, "Mount Croghan was one of the towns burned down by General William T. Sherman and his army in 1864.During the Civil War, the northerners burned the Academy and stuck their swords and bayonets in the surrounding ground to see that nothing of value was buried there.

On November 19, 1860, Chesterfield County held the first secession meeting in South Carolina. The ensuing war took its toll upon the state and the county. It is commonly known "that Sherman expected to exact vengeance from the original secessionists, who, he said, bore a major share of the blame for the war." This he did, and on March 2, 1865, entered Chesterfield County with a vengeance. In Chesterfield, the county seat, the courthouse, jail, academy, and other buildings, were burned to the ground. In Cheraw, the business portion, except for one house, was also burned down. Cotton, crops, food, and livestock were either stolen or destroyed. In a letter during reconstruction, Thomas Powe of Cheraw to Governor Orr, Powe brought that "every house in Chesterfield District, with the exception of two cabins, were visited by Sherman's

Town of Mt. Croghan was almost completely destroyed during the War.

Other places in Chesterfield County include the monument marking the first secession meeting on the grounds of the Old Courthouse on Main Street. The Robert Mills Courthouse on this site was burned by the Union Army. Next door is the John Craig House, c. 1798, Sherman's personal headquarters. The Austin-Craig House, C. 1858, already put to the torch, was saved when a slave reported that it belonged to a Yankee. Fire marks are visible in this, one of the rare homes in Chesterfield to escape destruction.

Nearby Mt. Croghan was almost completely destroyed, never to really fully recover. © Sarah Spruill The Cheraw Visitors Bureau 5/2000)"

And did I miss the part where it talks about the border of North and South Carolina being changed?

I did not say the article mentioned Anson County. There are historical maps that show the boundary differences over periods of time. It is not my responsibility to find your maps for you.If you are that interested go find them yourself.

Finally, I noticed that the article gives a great deal of detail about the activities of the Klan in the area. Far more, in fact, than it dedicates to Sherman's March,

So What. Maybe the Klan took up a larger space on the time-line of the area. Who gives a damn, except you.

© Sarah Spruill The Cheraw Visitors Bureau 5/2000)

Yeah, I read it the first two times you posted it. And I showed that the town actually recovered quite nicely, despite you and Ms, Sprull pronouncing it dead. Again, maybe you should contact the Mt Croaghan people and tell them that their official website's history is all wrong.

It is not my responsibility to find your maps for you.If you are that interested go find them yourself.

The last adjustment of the North Carolina/South Carolina was in 1813, and that was along the western half of the boundary.

Who gives a damn, except you.

Gee, hit a sore spot, did I? Yeah, maybe you're right. Sherman was just a blip, moving through the area in a few days. But the Klan activity went on for years and years.