https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/6561209245ff5e978cb4227c8c19c9f9.pdf 659b5cb23ff1c7c13d44a23b4682a6a6 PDF Text Text . , ... . .... -·--·., -, --~ ..... , .... .. -- .,_.. _ .. ._. - r- ·- -·-- --- •• ., - --- -- ..-- ... .-- ,..._. - ---o·- .._,..~ ,.# • ........ ..., ........ ·---._. --- --·- .. ~~~- .~--·~ - - - -- -- - • J e l • e • 3rd IN A SERIES By James Allen two states. The town takes its name from a Poston Family Poston that migrated from PennThe Place gave first its name sylvania to Virginia and later to the Poston Family and then thru Ohio on to the midwest. the Family gave its n.a me to a Poston One and Poston Two, number of places. In last weeks . Arizona are towns, located article, the surname Poston was within the Colorado River Indiscussed and it was pointed dian Reservation on the Neveda that the name was derived from border. These towns are named a location in Shropshire County, for Charles Debrille Poston, England, dating back to the Father of Arizona Territory year 1086. Looking now at the (more to come about this present day Ordnance Survey famous Poston in next weeks Map of England, Sheet No. 129, article). we note the places named Poston, South Carolina is a Greater Poston, Lesser Poston, well kept secret. Like a good and Poston Coppice (Grove). trout stream or a good bottle of Here, in South Shropshire, a wine, some things are best kept number of Poston are listed in to oneself. This small village on the telephone directory for the the banks of the Great Pee Dee area. River, safe by 2 miles from the Here, in the States, we _fine: beach traffic and filling stations Poston, Ohio; Poston One a11d of nearby Kingsburg on U.S. Poston Two, Arizona; and our Highway 378, rests gently own local village near John- tucked a way. sonville ~ow11 as Poston, South Until the railroad came Carolina. These places derive through Poston in 1914, the Pee their place names from the Dee River remained the main family known as Poston. Wow! route of industry and commerce Let us not fail to note Poston through the area. Steam Corner situated on Lynches powered river boats such as the River, right off Highway 378, ''Merchant'', ''Utah'', and the . near Salem X-roads and Big ''Ethel'' carried both freight Swamp Bridge. and passengers connecting with Poston, Ohio is located bet- Georgetown, Wilmington, ween Athens, Ohio and Charleston, and Savannah. The Parkersburg, West Virginia old Pee Dee landings included near the border between these Savage, Ellison, Godfrey and out • • Potato Bed. With the coming of the railway, Poston became an important junction for the Sea board and Atlantic Coastline railways connecting Florence with the Charleston to Hamlet North Carolina route. At one time, Poston had six tracks passing through the busy little · village. A single track now ren1ains and those big fast trains pass right on thru headed for Charleston with a trainload of coal from the West Virginia hills. One can hardly tell where the rail way station once stood as it has been dismantl-ed. The old hotel and cafe was almost torn down but some attempt at restoration was once undertaken; now remains uncompleted. Miss Minnie's house still stands in good repair. The Post Office stays open some hours of the day but the General Store is closed and the gasoline pumps remain idle. • Going towards the river, we pass the fallen timbers of what was once the Ferry Keeper's cottage. This Great River is full, running over, untamed. A couple, perhaps lovers, stand looking into the water watching the swift swirls. The photographer lady looks for a perch, finds it, and puts the river scene on filln. Driving along the better-than-usual dirt road, we head back in; passing and observing Cµsin' Sue's Daylily Garden. Then we think: this Village needs some new blood ....to tame this River ...to enjoy this view of fields, river, and woods ...to carve, mold, and transfor111...to enjoy this daylily garden ...to perserve these essential qualities of this place called POSTON---named after a family of the same. 1 ) The Poston Entry • It \\·as d•,\\·11 tl1e Pee Dee River and around the bend in the background that the fit"St 1~t,slo1i settle1·s la11ded at Ellison Ferry and the little village of Ellison \\·as l"'\'(\11tuall)' give11 tl1e 11a111e, Poston. Most of the Postons \\'ho li,·e in this area are <li1·ect dt•sce11da11ts of those 1ne11 \\'ho·ca1ne here by way of the Pee Dee. • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Poston Also A Place WO 4-7-77 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer