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Orangeburg Town Square

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SC Picture Project / Orangeburg County / Orangeburg Town Square

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.

Orangeburg Town Square Fountain

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.”

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  1. Patricia Taylor says

    July 2, 2020 at 10:44 PM

    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.

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  2. Carl Sharp says

    January 26, 2020 at 5:36 PM

    I am related to Captain Felder through Samuel. Please send links to your family where related.

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  3. Charles H. Felder says

    April 1, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    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.
    Check my website out http://felderfamily.webplus.net/

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    • Kerry Jeffcoat says

      April 24, 2019 at 9:02 PM

      Would love to keep in touch. My great grandfather was Charlie Felder. Please send me a link to your descendents.

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  4. Steve Katzberg says

    September 19, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    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.

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    • Mary E Francis says

      October 28, 2021 at 10:46 AM

      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.

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