It was reported to have started near the hamlet of Silverton, in Aiken County. On September 15, Mrs. Alonzo Harley said two black men tried to attack her while her husband was working in the fields, but she grabbed her gun and drove them away.

It was the first of a series of civil disturbances planned and carried out by white Democrats in the majority-black Republican Edgefield District, with the goal of suppressing black Americans’ civil rights and voting rights and disrupting Republican meetings, through actual and threatened violence.

The Hamburg massacre occurred on July 4, 1876, in South Carolina. The Republican governor raised a state militia to stem the spreading violence in the state. An all-black regiment of the militia, led by Dock Adams, was stationed in Hamburg, angering white paramilitary groups, known as the Red Shirts, in nearby towns.

Hamburg, South Carolina is a ghost town in Aiken County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was once a thriving upriver market located across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia in the Edgefield District….External links.

The city is best known for its famous harbor area, the Port of Hamburg. In addition to being a major transportation hub, Hamburg has become one of Europe’s most important cultural and commercial centers, as well as a major tourist destination.

North Augusta is located in Aiken County in the southwestern portion of South Carolina and 67 miles west of Columbia, the State capitol. The Savannah River forms the State line between South Carolina and Georgia. The City’s nearest neighbor is Augusta, Georgia, located just across the Savannah River.

North Augusta is a great place to live. We have a very low crime rate, good schools, and excellent access to medical, educational, and recreational facilities, not to mention downtown Augusta, GA.

54.44 km²

118 m

29841

Georgia

Richmond County

Bobby Jones

Here are 10 of the oldest, continuously inhabited cities in the world today.

• Aleppo, Syria.
• Beirut, Lebanon.
• Jericho, West Bank.
• Byblos, Lebanon.
• Athens, Greece.
• Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
• Sidon, Lebanon.
• Faiyum, Egypt.

Savannah is a long-standing city known throughout the country for its beautiful coastal landscapes, its well-preserved architecture and its rich, vibrant history. And while some tenets of Savannah’s history are famous – like the life of Juliette Gordon Low and the famous Forrest Gump scene – others are lesser known.