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Boykin, South Carolina is a charming village that appears to be in a time warp. With a population of roughly 200, a trip to the Boykin Mill community
is a step back in time where you can see meal and grits ground by water power at Boykin Mill. In a restored slave house built in 1740, you can witness
the making of hand-made brooms on 100 year-old original equipment at the Broom Place.
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Located just nine miles from Camden, the historic Boykin Mill community is also a Civil War site. Home of the Battle of Boykin's Mill, this
location has been named one of the top 10 Carolinas' Civil War sites by Clint Johnson in his book, Touring the Carolinas' Civil War Sites (Touring the
Backroads).
Revolutionary War history buffs should check out the Hobkirk's Hill Battle Site in nearby Camden.
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Did You Know?
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Print available from RWH Designs, Inc.
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The Boykin Spaniel, a sturdy hunting dog and the official South Carolina canine, originated in Boykin?
The breed sprang from a stray that supposedly trailed a banker home from a Spartanburg church in the early 1900's. The banker sent the dog to
his hunting partner L.W. "Whit" Boykin, a planter, land appraiser and well-known sportsman of the Boykin community. Whit Boykin then
proceeded to convert the mutt known as "Dumpy" into a prize turkey dog and waterfowl retriever.
Dumpy became the foundation stock for the Boykin Spaniel.
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Business and Tourism
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- Broom Place Offers brooms are made on original broom equipment, more than 100 years old, inside a former one-room restored slave house with some of the original boards and furnishings in place.
Books and other small gifts are available. Groups are welcome and the brooms can be shipped via UPS to most locations.
Open Monday - Friday 10AM-5PM and Saturday 10:30AM-2PM.
(803) 425-0933 or (803) 469-2940 after 7 p.m.
- Boykin Company Store General store and gift shop with floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with fresh farm products, general merchandise, gifts, gourmet foods, and other tempting delights.
Open Monday - Saturday 9AM-3PM
(803) 432-2786
- Boykin's at the Mill Pond Restaurant Fine dining restaurant offering a change of pace that allows you to return to a more gentle and relaxed time.
The chefs prepare as array of traditional southern favorites like fried green tomatoes and grilled venison sausage. You can also order their famous grits ground by water power at Boykin Mill.
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More History and Links
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- Boykin Pond Tragedy - An account of the May 1860 or 1865, which left twenty-five young people dead.
- Boykin's Mill Drownings - Re-print of the article from the the Sumter Watchman about the 1860 or 1865 accident.
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Eggman's Southern Diary - A short history of the town with photos of the grits mill, Swift Creek Baptist Church, and a map.
- A quaint little Southern town - Re-print of an article from the Herald featuring the history of the community and interviews with the Boykin family.
- Descendants of Edward Boykin (1650 - 1728) - Shows the family lineage from Edward Boykin to Lynch Horry Deas Boykin, Jr.
- Boykin, RFD - A brief story by Dan Harmon about the community.
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