Orangeburg, also known as “The Garden City,” is the fifth oldest city in South Carolina. In 2005, Orangeburg County was awarded the coveted All-America City Award for their civic excellence and downtown revitalization efforts.
Ginger Parker of Orangeburg, 2016 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent
Contributor John Kneece describes the redeveloped town square: “Recently with the help of local citizen’s groups and the federal government, the town square and main street, known as Russell Street, were refurbished. Aside from the brick street, heavy cast iron lamp posts, and granite curbing, much landscaping and decorating has taken place. In the same spirit, many of the downtown merchants have improved their facade as well.”
I was kin to these Felders in Orangeburg. I would like to see pics of the plantation then and the family cemetery and who has ownership of the Felder properties and cemetery now if any exist. My email is flipflopsforme2@icloud.com.
I am related to Captain Felder through Samuel. Please send links to your family where related.
I have the names of over 33,000 Felder families that came to and started out from Orangeburgh, South Carolina. First Felder to arrive in Orangeburgh, South Carolina in 1735.
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Would love to keep in touch. My great grandfather was Charlie Felder. Please send me a link to your descendents.
Oddly enough, the two cannons on the square cannot be the ones related to the recapture of Orangburg during the Revolution (See also the All for Liberty entry here at Sciway.) There was only one cannon on loan from General Greene, who was nearby, an event amply described in any number of eye-witness accounts and histories. The cannon on loan also presumably did not have the cascabel knocked off like both of them on the square. They are most likely cast iron Civil War guns and had been disabled to avoid capture by the Yankees.
Mr. Katzberg, I’ve been researching family history & just came across this website & your comment. John Henry Felder was my 5-great grandfather through his son Peter, who moved his family to Mississippi. I have a Felder family history that includes much gushing about the 2 old guns of Henry Felder being preserved on the Orangeburg town square, & would like to know from you if there were significant differences in Revolutionary War & Civil War cannons, & if there is any record of the date these 2 cannons were installed on the Orangeburg town square. I’m just trying to get some facts separated from rumor. Thanks for your help.