Darlington  South Carolina

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Darlington is a city in Darlington County, in northeastern South Carolina. It is a center for tobacco farming. The population was 6,720 at the 2000 census (12,066 total pop. of Darlington Urban Cluster) and is part of the Florence Metropolitan Area. It is the county seat of Darlington County. Darlington SC, theorized to be named for the Revolutionary War Colonel Darlington, is known for its Darlington Oak and Spanish moss[1]. Darlington County was named thus by an Act in March of 1785. Darlington is best known for Darlington Raceway, a super speedway that is home to an annual NASCAR race. Darlington is also the site of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Hall of Fame.

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In June 1875 farmers from all over the county came to witness the infamous double hanging in front of the Darlington Jail. Spectators stayed overnight and there was a need for an extra passenger train to be added to the railway for this event.

The public square and the Court House now sit in their present location because of an argument between two men, Colonel Lamuel Benton and Captain Elias Dubose in the late 1700s. The tale goes that the disagreement began over whether the courthouse should be located in Mechanicsville or Cuffey Town South Carolina. It was said that the two compromised, each beginning in their town traveling on horseback until reaching one another. The spot where they met is now the site of the Darlington public square and courthouse. A fire in March of 1806 destroyed the original Court House. It was rumored at the time that an old woman was responsible for the flames in an attempt to burn papers connected to her coming court case. Between 1824 and 1825 it was rebuilt with brick due to a petition to build all buildings on the Public Square in brick to prevent the spread of fire.

In 1818 Darlington's growth proved time to build a school. The first schoolhouse built was named the Darlington Academy.in the year 1860, the name was changed to St. John's Academy. This building served educational purposes as well as the site for fund-raising and the lottery. St. John's Academy was later renamed St. John's High School, and later underwent renovation followed by another name change to Darlington High.

In September, 2006 work was finished on the Darlington County Institute of Technology, Darlington Middle, and Hartsville Middle.

There is also a magnet school called Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology.

No battles during the Civil War occurred in Darlington. One of Sherman's lieutenants, a former architect, was sent to burn down part of Darlington. When he arrived and saw a house that he had designed, he left the house and the rest of the town standing. The Federal troops burned down the depot, cotton platforms and railroad trestles in 1865. During this time, St. John's Academy was used as a hospital. The also did some foraging. In 1865 Federal troops passed through Darlington and hanged a slave on the Public Square for insurrection. After the war, the town was occupied by troops which were not withdrawn until 1871. by 1865, Darlington was the Headquarters for the Third Separate Brigade of the Military District of Eastern South Carolina and the Freedman's Bureau. In 1866, during the occupation the worst fire to ever hit Darlington burned down the Court House and the Jail. It was rumored that drunken Federal soldiers were to blame.