Record #:

15077

Author(s):

Goerch, Carl

Abstract:

Richmond County is one of the oldest counties in the State. It was carved from Anson County in 1779 and has had an interesting history of progress and development. Richmond County is the home of the estate of Flora Macdonald and consequently Flora Macdonald College. It is also the home of the fifth oldest cotton mill, Richmond Manufacturing Company, in the State. Richmond County was also the stage for continual guerilla fighting during the Revolutionary War.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 8 Issue 31, Dec 1940, p1-4, 20-22, f

Subject(s):

MacDonald, Flora, 1722-1790; Richmond County--Description and travel; Richmond County--History