First to Strike a Match in Darlington County! – Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

In 1826, John Walker, an English chemist and druggist from Stockton on Tees, discovered through lucky accident that a stick coated with chemicals burst into flame when scraped across his hearth at home. He went on to invent the first friction match. Until the first half of the nineteenth century, the process by which fire…

Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

On this date in history: Dec. 8

Today in Darlington County History – Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

Gift of knowledge: $4 million bequest creates a museum in Darlington, Pee Dee

Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

Darlington County Historical Commission & Museum

Gift of knowledge: $4 million bequest creates a museum in Darlington, Pee Dee

Darlington Riot of 1894, Here is a short video chronicling the Darlington Riot through a Harper's Weekly article published in April 1894 and a letter written by Governor Tillman

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