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 Badwell and Badwell Cemetery Posted by:  TheConaways
N 33° 55.776 W 082° 19.843
17S E 377005 N 3755147
A marker giving the history of Badwell and Badwell Cemetery in McCormick County, South Carolina.
Waymark Code: WMNEB
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2006
Views: 46
Badwell was the home of James Louis Petrigu, a Southern Dissenter and lawmaker. The Petrigu Law School at the University of South Carolina is named for him. The home burned in the 1920s, and only the spring house is left of the plantation.
The cemetery is full of history and myth, including reports of a troll patrolling the cemetery.
Marker text:
Three miles west is the site of "Badwell," home of James Louis Petigru (1789-1863), leader of opposition to secession in South Carolina, outstanding Charleston lawyer, and S.C. Attorney General. He studied at Willington Academy under Moses Waddel and at South Carolina College. The Petigru Law School at the University of South Carolina is named in his honor.
Located four miles west is Badwell Cemetery. Among the graves are those of Rev. Jean Louis Gibert (1722-1773), leader of the 1764 French Huguenot settlement at New Bordeaux and grandfather of James L. Petigru, his son, John Joseph Gibert, William and Louise Petigru, parents of James L. Petigru, and Louise Gibert Allston, daughter of Governor R. F. W. Allston.
Related links:
http://www.furman.edu/president/42.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~longcane/petigruspringhouse.htm
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cemphoto/sc/mccormick/badwell/badwell.html
Marker Name: Badwell/Badwell Cemetery
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker number: No Marker # - Erected by McCormick County Historical Commission
County: McCormick
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