Another tract of 2, acres lay to the west of the Boo-shoo tract on the Ashley River, filling the intervening space between the line of the grant to John Smith and the acre grant to William Norman and the Newington grant of Lady Axtell. This had apparently been granted or transferred to, and was in the possession of a Mr. Rose, and was known as "Rose's" or "Rose's land". These grants, although issued to John Stevens, individually, were for the benefit of the intending settlers of the "Church," as the deeds made by John Stevens to them soon show.
Elder Pratt and the rest of the "Church" arrived in February of ; the procured land was then divided. Elder Pratt states in his diary:. The division was then made and determined by lot. The place styled by the Elder "the trading town" was what was afterwards known as the village of Dorchester, which on the old map is stated to have laid out as a place of trade. A map and division was made of the whole 4, acres, and the term Dorchester, or Township of Dorchester, was applied to the whole, the village site being only the place of trade in Dorchester.
The old name Booshoo, however, long survived. In the deeds from John Stevens the tract of 4, acres is always described as consisting of two tracts, one called Booshoo and the other Rose's. In a conveyance from the Rev. As time went on and the village grew in size and importance the name Dorchester was restricted, but universally applied, to this town and the older designations were forgotten.
The map showing the division of the whole 4, acres has long since disappeared. Only by a comparison of deeds and adjoining titles can the lines and divisions be approximately arrived at. Elder Pratt's diary shows that the "Church" was not the sole occupiers of these divisions, for his entry says that the Church "and others that were concerned" drew lots for the shares.
There appears to have been a division into twenty-six parts, for John Stevens, in his conveyance of the land to be used for the support of the church ministry, after conveying certain specific lots, conveys th of all undivided land in Dorchester. This undivided land consisted of acres reserved for mill land near the mouth of the creek on its north side, and a "commons" of 50 acres adjacent to the place of trade. When the mill land was afterwards sub-divided it was into 26 lots of 4.
There was first set aside about 50 acres, subdivided into lots of about a quarter of an acre each in size to form a "place of trade. A "commons" of about 50 to 52 acres was set off adjacent to the town, immediately to the west. An area of acres was set aside for mill purposes and called "mill land". This acres lay north of the town, along Boshoe Creek, and included the low land on each side of the creek. The remainder of the land was laid off in two divisions. The first division consisted of two ranges.
The first range consisted of 26 lots of 50 acres each laid off along the Ashley River, each lot being about 10 chains wide in its frontage on the river, and running back 50 chains.
The numbering begin at lot No. Lot No. The second range of the first division lay immediately north of the first range, from which it was separated by a highway, and was divided into 26 lots of 45 acres each. The second division lay immediately north of the second range from which it was also separated by a highway, and was likewise divided into 26 lots of 45 acres each.
The present village of Stallsville and the eastern part of the town of Summerville, from about Fourth South Street on the north and Sumter Avenue on the west, are on part of this second division of the 4, acres - on part of the 2, acres known as Rose's or the New Grant. A great loss of population in the surrounding country took place in The descendants of the original settlers who gave the name to Dorchester - the members of the "White Meeting" or Congregational Church - had overflowed into the surrounding country.
So many of them had settled in the Beech Hill section that around the year another place of worship was constructed there for their convenience. The December to February winter is mild with periods of steady rain and chances of snow flurries, but accumulation is rare. Most winters have one cold spell, but temperatures below 20 degrees are unusual.
Spring thunderstorms, some severe, and the occasional Atlantic hurricane, punctuate precipitation patterns. Recent job growth is Positive.
Dorchester County jobs have increased by 0. More Economy. More Voting Stats. Since , it has had a population growth of Learn More The National Average is Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 6. The average school expenditure in the U. There are about More Education. Start Your Review of Dorchester. Members receive 10 FREE city profile downloads a month, unlimited access to our detailed cost of living calculator and analysis, unlimited access to our DataEngine, and more.
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Middleton Place Gardens, the remains of an old rice plantation, are the oldest landscaped gardens in the country, having been laid out in Dorchester County Court House - St.
George, SC Dorchester County, established in from part of Colleton County, derives its name, indirectly, from Dorchester, Massachusetts, whence came settlers, under Joseph Lord, who, about , founded the town of Dorchester, on the Ashley River, about 26 miles from Charleston, and six miles from the present town of Summerville, which is, in a sense, the original town's successor.
Dorchester was a thriving community, with good streets and residences, an important fort of "tabby" commanding the river, an imposing church, with tower and bells, serving the Parish of St. George's, Dorchester, and was the scene of considerable military activity, during the American Revolution. Today, its fort, in good preservation, the ruins of its church, and old tombstones, constitute the sole physical evidence of its former existence. The county takes its name from this town.
The county's population was, in , 19,, estimated, , 20,; the area square miles, mostly level, and through it flow the Ashley headwaters in county and Edisto rivers. It serves Summerville, a well-known winter resort, with tourist hotels, and golf courses; St. George, the county seat, an active farming and business center, and other towns.
Connection is made at Pregnall's with the Atlantic Coast Line , which serves a section of the county to the eastward.
The county has 42 miles of railroad. Its lands are fertile, climate mild, and both peculiarly adapted to agriculture, which, with lumbering and cattle raising, has been the main occupation about two centuries.
Its growing season numbers days. Cotton, corn, oats, tobacco, potatoes, and truck are extensively and profitably raised. Cattle and poultry raising, dairying, and lumber manufacturing, are other important industries.
The Coastal Experiment station, ruder Clemson College, and a timber experimental station, conducted by the Southern Railway, are in the county.
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