Lawton Acres

Lawton Acres is a hamlet in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. Lawton Acres is situated nearby to the hamlet Hilldale, as well as near Conover Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Claflin University and Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

Claflin University

University

Photo: Gerry Dincher, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Claflin University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1869 after the American Civil War by northern missionaries for the education of freedmen and their children, it offers bachelor's and master's degrees. Claflin University is situated 2½ miles south of Lawton Acres.

Oliver C. Dawson Stadium

Stadium

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Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is a 22,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It opened in 1955, with major renovations in 1994. It is home to the South Carolina State Bulldogs college football team and the women's college soccer team. Oliver C. Dawson Stadium is situated 2½ miles south of Lawton Acres.

Ellis Avenue Historic District

Park

Ellis Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses eight contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. Ellis Avenue Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of Lawton Acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orangeburg.

Orangeburg

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Orangeburg is a city in South Carolina. This town that started as a trading post between settlers and Native Americans in 1704 became a hotbed of tension and activism during the Civil Rights movement, culminating in the infamous Orangeburg Massacre on February 8, 1968 when local police opened fire and killed three students and injured many others.

Lawton Acres

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.53238° or 33° 31′ 57″ north

Longitude

-80.85426° or 80° 51′ 15″ west

Elevation

282 feet (86 metres)

Open location code

865XG4JW+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154007348

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4584778

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nazareth United Methodist Church Cemetery and Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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