Hammond Cemetery

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Hammond Cemetery

Street Address:

0.2 mi. on dirt drive, off SE of SR 580, 0.1 mi south of US 278, Beech Island vicinity (Aiken County)

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Site Number:

S108042001200221

Site Number:

6.005

Date Surveyed:

March 17 1986 at 19:00

Category:

Site

Construction Date:

circa 1830

Historic Use:

Funerary

Current Use:

Funerary

Construction Method:

N/A

Roof Materials:

N/A

Signficant Architectural Features:

Cemetery covering approximately 2 acres on slightly wooded lot; surrounded by brick wall approx. 4 feet high w/corballed cap; predominately 19th and early 20th century markers; no church associated with site. OUTBUILDINGS: None

Alterations:

Several recent sections of the brick wall

Historical Information:

Burial site of James Henry Hammond, governor of South Carolina, congressman and owner of "Redcliffe" plantation; James Henry Hammond II, developer of Hammond Gordon breed of chickens; and James Henry Hammond III, a SC legislator; Col. Dawson Atkinson, barn in Virginia 5/26/1789, died Beech Island, SC 5/24/1849; Marla Dawson Atkinson, youngest daughter Dawson and Maria Atkinson, died 1 October 1836, age 3yrs, 3 mos.; Horatio Ross Cook, MD, 3/20/1818-2/10/1886; Harry Hammond, d. ca. 1830; Catherine E. Hammond, wife of James H. Hammond, d. 3/25/1896; Col. Abner Whatly, 7/31 /1791 -12/31 /1844

Source of Historical Information:

MacDowell, An Aiken Scrapbook, pp 25-6

Survey:

Aiken County Survey (Western Portion), 1986

Archives Location:

Box 12, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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