Hidden history of Dillon County, Carley Wiggins
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Hidden history of Dillon County, Carley Wiggins
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eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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illustrations
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no index present
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non fiction
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Hidden history of Dillon County
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698361291
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Carley Wiggins
Summary
"Recounts the history of [Dillon County, S.C.] with a collection of rarely heard stories, including tales of the Maple Swamp Gang that terrorized the county during the years of the Civil War and [the author's] own years spent harvesting tobacco on the family farm. Along with the stories come the people, from Ches McCartney, known to the townsfolk as the 'Goat Man,' to the athletes of the Border Belt baseball team, proving Dillon County's history is overflowing with fascinating characters whose stories have never been told until now."--P. [4] of cover
Table Of Contents
Remembering Border Belt baseball -- Life on a tobacco farm -- Hog-killing time -- Here comes the Goat Man! -- The Maple Swamp Gang -- The life and times of David D. Bethea -- The mill village
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