P. O. BOX 174, EDGEFIELD
SOUTH CAROLINA 29824
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803-637-2233
info@historicedgefield.com 
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Founded in 1939, the Edgefield County Historical Society is one of the oldest county historical societies in South Carolina. Over its more than eight decades of existence, the Society has done much to promote to promote Edgefield County’s rich history and make the county a more interesting and inviting place in which to visit or live.

The Society has published many scholarly pamphlets, booklets and books on a vast variety of subjects related to the history of Edgefield County. It has sponsored many major events, including tours of historical homes and history conferences. It has promoted the preservation and restoration of historic structures and sites.
Edgefield County
“I usually take the position that any place that has been occupied by human beings is intrinsically as historical as any other place; but I don’t think there can be any doubt that Edgefield, SC is one of the most intrinsically interesting historical places anywhere around.”
– Charles Joyner, PhD
Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Culture
Coastal Carolina University
March 2005
It has welcomed all those who are interested in Edgefield history and provided information and guidance to authors, scholars and countless others about the county and its people.

Currently it owns and operates three museums: the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center, Magnolia Dale House Museum and Horn’s Creek Church Museum. The Discovery Center also houses the William Miller Bouknight Theatre where the Society sponsors theatrical and musical performances and lectures throughout the year.
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“I usually take the position that any place that has been occupied by human beings is intrinsically as historical as any other place; but I don’t think there can be any doubt that Edgefield is one of the most intrinsically interesting historical places anywhere around.”
–Charles Joyner, PhD
Burroughs Distinguished Professor of Southern History and Culture Coastal Carolina University
March, 2005
It has welcomed all those who are interested in Edgefield history and provided information and guidance to authors, scholars and countless others about the county and its people.

Currently it owns and operates three museums: the Joanne T. Rainsford Discovery Center, Magnolia Dale House Museum and Horn’s Creek Church Museum. The Discovery Center also houses the William Miller Bouknight Theatre where the Society sponsors theatrical and musical performances and lectures throughout the year.
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY INFORMATION

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History
Mission  & History
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HISTORICAL HOMES & SITES
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Experience Historic Edgefield, SC with our Walking and Driving Tours

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Upcoming Events

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2026 Fall Membership Meeting

On Saturday October 10, 2026 the Edgefield County Historical Society held the Fall meeting, celebrating the Revolutionary War Patriot Captain John Ryan at Horn's Creek Church Museum. The event included a historical program, tea and refreshments. Keynote speaker was Ms. Marian Bland, PhD, an adjunct professor of English Literature at the University of South Carolina. She has spent many years researching and studying records, family lineages and historic rural burial grounds of the Revolutionary War-era Edgefield County and the Ninety Six District and has written extensively on a number of subjects pertaining to these interests. The program focused on the Martin Family and Captain John Ryan and their relationship with Edgefield's Butler family. Programs including details of the talk are available from the Society's office or by calling (803) 637 - 2233.

  • Fall Meeting 2026

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Weddings

For her wedding, Summer Robinson wanted someplace “quaint and quiet, with a backyard feel.”Her mother, Jenny Robinson, wanted it to be beautiful and classy as well. They found and fell in love with the idyllic setting of Horn’s Creek Church Museum.


For more information, please contact Beth Francis at (706) 951-1914 or the Edgefield County Historical Society’s office at (803) 637-2233.

Horn's Creek interior.