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ELLOREE HERITAGE MUSEUM
An educational view of South Carolina's rural past
Authentic exhibits of area's rural heritage
The Elloree Heritage Museum &
Cultural Center depicts rural life in the
southern Midlands of South Carolina as it was in the late 1800's and
early
1900's, in addition to changes that have taken place since then.
The authentic exhibits of the area's rural heritage enable visitors
to
explore, through visuals, interactive pieces and original tools,
some of the
old cotton farms, farm implements and animals that made up this
agricultural
area.
Elloree was a center of commerce and railroad shipping for the
farmers of
eastern Orangeburg County in the 1880's. The museum is located in
the
historic commercial district on Elloree's main thoroughfare
To read the
entire article see the Mooresville Tribune, September 15, 2006.
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