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As of 2010, the population of the town of Bamberg is 3,607. Established in Barnwell District (county) as Lowery, the town was granted a U.S. Post Office on August 14, 1850, and its first Postmaster was Mr. Howell Easterlin. On March 1, 1854, the Post Office Department officially changed the name to Bamberg.
In the vast expanse of North America, before the sails of Europeans billowed on the horizon, there thrived an intricate tapestry of indigenous peoples. Each thread in this fabric-a society, a tribe-was unique, woven with its own patterns of culture and tradition. From Bamberg, South Carolina to either coast there was indigenous culture.
The Bamberg African-American Genealogical Society will hold the grand opening of the Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection at 4 p.m. today (Sunday, February 15, 2009) in the lobby of the Bamberg County Public Library, in Bamberg, South Carolina.
May 17, 2016 · (Bamberg County; 2020 pop. 3,160). Like many South Carolina towns, Bamberg was a product of the railroad. Bamberg began around 1832 with the construction of a water tower by the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. The site became variously known as Seventy-Six, Simmon’s Turnout, and Lowery’s Turnout. The South Carolina General Assembly incorporated […]
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May 17, 2016 · 3 minutes to read. (393 sq. miles; 2020 pop. 13,906). Bamberg County, located in the inner coastal plain in south-central South Carolina, was formed from the southeastern section of Barnwell County in 1897. It is named for Francis Marion Bamberg (1838–1905), the grandson of John Bamberg, who arrived in the area in 1798 and was thought to have ...
For nearly a century, the weekly Bamberg Herald (1891-1972) served to chronicle the aspirations of the residents of Bamberg County, located in southwestern South Carolina. Like many rural southern communities, Bamberg’s economy depended heavily on railroads and cash crops, most notably cotton. Significant events of the late 19th and early ...
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Website. www.bambergcountysc.gov. Bamberg County is a county located in the southwestern portion of U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,311, [ 2 ] making the rural county the fourth-least populous of any in South Carolina. Its county seat is Bamberg.
