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The Fairfield Courier Archive

  • Winnsboro, South Carolina
  • 18651865

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In the History of South Carolina, David Duncan Wallace applauded the Winnsboro News and Herald (1849-1982) as a newspaper "in which the people take a personal pride." During its long run, the News and Herald served as witness to a number of major developments in Fairfield County: the completion of the Columbia and Charlotte Railroad in 1850; the establishment of the Blythewood Female Institute (also known as the Blythewood Female Seminary) in 1860 and Fairfield Institute in 1869; and the rise of quarrying, brickmaking, and textile manufacturing in the late 19th century. The Winnsboro News and Herald began as two newspapers, the Fairfield Herald and the Winnsboro Tri-weekly News. Edward H. Britton established the weekly Fairfield Herald in 1849; he later launched two companion newspapers, the Winnsboro Daily Register and triweekly Winnsboro Register. The Fairfield Herald suspended publication during the Civil War, but it was resumed in June 1866.

Archive Info

  • 5
  • Winnsboro, South Carolina
  • 18651865

Source Information

The Fairfield Courier, 1865–1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: January 29, 2016

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The Fairfield Courier
Winnsboro, South Carolina
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1865 corespondence from Sherman to Hamilton

1865 corespondence from Sherman to Hamilton

The Fairfield Courier
Winnsboro, South Carolina
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Archive Info

  • 5
  • Winnsboro, South Carolina
  • 18651865

Source Information

The Fairfield Courier, 1865–1865 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024. Last updated: January 29, 2016