RES 2021-01 Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 2021-01
NAMING THE CARRSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD AS AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the now-abandoned City of Hamburg was the location of a an
incident having implications for national and state elections of 1876; and
WHEREAS eight men were killed in a confrontation between the African-
American militia and a large group of whites; and
WHEREAS, seven of the eight men who were killed were African-Americans
residing in Hamburg; and
WHEREAS, Savannah River floods in 1929 essentially destroyed and washed
away the buildings and residences in Hamburg,forcing residents to relocate; a large percentage
of whom chose the Carrsville area, uphill from Hamburg; and
WHEREAS, the remnants of the First Providence Baptist Church building,
founded in Hamburg in 1860, were relocated to Carrsville following the 1929 floods, and
approximately the same time the Society Building was constructed in Carrsville, where both
buildings remain standing today; and
WHEREAS, members of the committee appointed by Resolution 2019-10, A
Resolution Providing Findings about the Hamburg Incident of 1876 and Appointing Members
of a Committee to Evaluate Options for an Additional Display in John C. Calhoun Park,
concluded the First Providence Baptist Church and Society Building are suited to be the nucleus
of what could become an African-American Historical District.
WHEREAS, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History is the
agency authorized to designate an area as an Historic District; and
WHEREAS, the committee members also concluded Carrsville is the location
within the City of North Augusta appropriate to emphasize African-American
accomplishments, especially those during and after Reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, Hamburg and Carrsville are linked by proximity, events and
history, Carrsville is the logical choice to tell the story of Hamburg, from its founding through
its destruction, and of the growth of Carrsville and African-American accomplishments.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the
City of North Augusta,South Carolina,in meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof,
the area along Barton Road west of Buena Vista Avenue shall be designated as the "Hamburg-
Carrsville African American Heritage District.
DONE, RATIFIED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON THIS Llth DAY OF JANUARY, 2021.
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Robert A. Pettit, ayor
ATTEST:
Sharon Lamar
City Clerk
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