The History of Lincolnville, South Carolina
Washington, Rosalee W. / Hampton, Christine W.
In 1867, seven men with ties to the African Methodist Episcopal church founded a new town between Summerville and Charleston, South Carolina, which they called Lincolnville. It quickly filled with hopeful families who just a decade before had been enslaved. Through the years the town's citizens have established strong institutions that have served as the town's foundation. The local school operated from 1899 until 1969, one of the state's few ...