Historical Marker
Burrel Hemphill
Historical marker location:
Blackstock, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Hopewell Church Road and Aiken Creek Road, on the left when traveling east on Hopewell Church Road.)
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, but it was also the last state to rejoin the Union after the Civil War. Reconstruction in the state was marked by violence and political turmoil.