William R. Johnson House / The Columns

Historical marker location:

Quinby, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Marion Hwy. (County Route 24) and Ramkin Plantation Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Marion Hwy..)

Marker installed: 2000

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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.