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Indiantown Presbyterian
The small Hemingway community of Indiantown received its name in acknowledgement of the Chickasaws who originally inhabited the area. In fact, today Hemingway is the official headquarters of the Native...
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Scott’s Bar-B-Que
This popular barbecue restaurant in Hemingway – the town that calls itself the Barbecue Capital of the World – has been gaining an ardent following since it was established in 1972. Founded by Ella and...
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Hemingway
Originally called Lamberts, this small town in the Pee Dee was renamed Hemingway in 1911 for Dr. W.C. Hemingway, whose land was used to establish a track for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Located...
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Ebenezer United Methodist Church
Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Hemingway is thought to be the oldest Methodist church in Williamsburg County. The congregation was founded prior to 1822, when Samuel Heaselden (later spelled...
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Indiantown School
This former brick school and gymnasium in the Indiantown community of Hemingway sit adjacent to Indiantown Presbyterian Church. The school served white students during segregation. Black students...
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Walter Britton Store
This vacant building in rural Hemingway once housed a store owned by deputy sheriff Walter E. Britton. Britton began his career as a police officer for the Town of Hemingway in 1938. He worked in this...
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Hemingway Interdenominational Campground
Methodist campgrounds such as Indian Field, St. Paul, and Cypress Methodist – all in Dorchester County – have remained popular with worshipers since the early 1800s, when people in rural areas gathered...
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