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Ehrhardt was founded in 1888 by German immigrants as they were building the railroads from Columbia, SC to Savannah, Ga. It had a large train station which still standing, a large cotton gin, the first Luthern church and manufacturing plants.
The town had 18 practicing doctors by the early 1900's. On the outskirts of town you will find one of the last original stage coach service houses.
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The community was named after one of the town's cofounders, Conrad Ehrhardt. He was so mechanically astute and schooled in engineering principles that he was able to repair the main steam engine for the town in 8 hours, just after Sherman's army had sabotaged it and thought it was long out of commission. The town is located 4 miles from the state park which displays the best works of one of the only resistances shown Sherman's army in SC.
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Statistics & Facts
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- Ehrhardt is located in Bamberg County, South Carolina.
- The population of Ehrhardt is approximately 442 as of the 1990 Census.
- The approximate number of families is 194 (1990).
- The amount of land area in Ehrhardt is 4.753 sq. kilometers.
- The distance to the South Carolina state capital is 65 miles.
- Ehrhardt is positioned 33.09 degrees north of the equator and 81.01 degrees west of the prime meridian.
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Government and Local Information
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Bamberg
County
P.O. Box 179
Bamberg, SC 29003
843-245-3003
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