Boykin Mill Complex

National Register Listing

Street Address:

8 mi. S of Camden at jct. of SC 261 and Co. Rd. 2, Camden, SC City Vicinity (Kershaw County)

Alternate Name:

Mill Tract Plantation

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NRHP Nomination

Record Number:

S10817728015

Description and Narrative:

(Mill Tract Plantation) Boykin Mill Complex is a central locale that has historically been important in the life of rural Kershaw County. At present, “Boykin Mill” denotes a community which consists of an old post office (ca. 1875), an old general store (ca. 1905), a ca. 1905 grist mill, mill pond, mill dam, gates, and canals. The community also includes an early nineteenth century Greek Revival style Baptist church (ca. 1827), one mid-nineteenth century residence, three twentieth century residences (ca. 1935) built for mill workers, and a smoke house. A Civil War battle site is also a part of the Boykin Mill community. The battle at Boykin Mill took place on April 17, 1865. The importance of these sites revolves around the large mill pond on Swift Creek. The pond dates to at least 1786, when it was platted for Robert English, who was apparently the first grantee of the mill pond tract. A succession of saw and grist mills has been located on or near the dam to the pond since that time. Listed in the National Register September 10, 1992.

Period of Significance:

circa 1786 – 1940

Level of Significance:

State

Area of Significance:

Commerce;Architecture;Engineering;Industry;Military;Transportation

National Register Determination:

listed

Date of Certification:

September 10 1992

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