Indiantown is an

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in rural Williamsburg County,

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. Prior to the arrival of

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ans to

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, it was the site of a historic Native American village. The Native American tribes recorded as living in

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, were the Wee Tee, the Wee Nee (

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), and the

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tribes. Early Scots-Irish immigrants developed a settlement around the Indiantown

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Church (founded 1757), and some of the local Native Americans converted Christianity. During the

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, the church was burned by the British Lieutenant-Colonel

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. His act resulted in the citizens giving greater support to his opponent, the Continental General

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. The Indiantown Church is still the center of the community. A number of Revolutionary soldiers are buried in its church yard. The church purchased the buildings and grounds of the closed Indiantown School, which have been used for athletic and cultural events in the community. It operates a day care center as well. The community no longer has a post office and is mostly within the address of

Hemingway, South Carolina Hemingway is a town in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 459 at the 2010 census. History Hemingway was created from a crossroads community named Lamberts in 1911 by Dr. W. C. Hemingway, in an effort to secure ...

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