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One of 10 National Register listings published here for Clarendon County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Clarendon County · listed in 2023 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 641 fires within 5 miles of Scott's Branch High School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,482 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 145 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 257 |
| Debris and open burning | 199 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 145 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 24 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Summerton, the town this property stands in, in 53 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 1 tornado, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2000 | Lightning | Summerton | 1 killed | Lightning struck a tree and vehicle parked under it. One man was killed when he was getting out of the vehicle during the incident. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $160,000 | Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down in Summerton. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $16,000 | Black River Electric Coop reported trees and powerlines down in Summerton. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $7,000 | Powerlines down and outages in and around Summerton. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $4,000 | County dispatch reported trees down on powerlines on Mood St. in Summerton. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $4,000 | DOT reported several trees down in the Summerton area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $3,000 | Highway Patrol reported trees down near mile markers 108 and 110 on I-95. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $3,000 | Dispatch reported a couple of trees down on I-95 south at mile marker 109 and DOT reported a couple of trees down on Malin Drive in Summerton. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $2,000 | Sheriff reports trees down on Bingle Pond Road. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $2,000 | DOT reported trees down east of Summerton on SC Hwys 40, 64, and 226. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | $1,000 | Sheriff reported medium to large limbs down on Jacks Creek Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Clarendon dispatch reported a tree downed blocking the roadway on South Cantey St. in Summerton. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Spotter reported trees down on his property. Time estimated by radar. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | A tree was downed onto the roadway near 2697 Governor Richardson Rd in Summerton. | Time estimated. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down in roadway on I-95, east of Summerton. Time estimated by radar. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Clarendon County 911 Dispatch reports multiple trees down just outside Summerton. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Summerton | - | Public reported penny size hail around Summerton. The fire department also estimated wind gusts of 45mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Highway Patrol reported trees down along I-95 between mile markers 107 and 109. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported 1 inchf hail on Furse Road. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Public reported large branches down in and around Summerton. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Summerton | - | Public reported penny size hail in the Summerton area. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Summerton | - | Carolina King Park reported penny size hail. |
| March 2008 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported nickel size hail on Governors Richardson road. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported several trees down on I-95 from Summerton to Manning. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Highway dept reported a few trees down on hwy 403 just off I-95. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Summerton | - | Post Office reported nickel size hail which started to cover the ground. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | EM reported powerlines down in Summerton. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Black River Electric Coop reported trees down at Jacks Creek Marina. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Summerton | - | Marina reported nickel size hail. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported a few trees down on Rogers road. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Summerton | - | Public reported 1 inch hail. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Summerton | - | Panola Recycling Center reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | City police reported several trees down. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported golf ball size hail in Summerton. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Summerton | - | Goat Island Resort reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Goat Is. Resort reported several trees down in the area and very heavy rain. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Summerton | - | Emergency manager reported 3/4 inch hail in Summerton. |
| October 2003 | Hail | Summerton | - | Polly's Landing Marina reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail in Summerton. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
| February 1999 | Hail | Summerton | - | City police reported 1 inch hail. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Highway Dept. reported a couple of trees down on highways. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | EPD reported pontoon boat destroyed and one blown across bay at Camp Bob Cooper. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Summerton | - | Sheriff reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Summerton | - | Spotter reported 3/4 inch hail at Jack's Creek Marina. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Summerton Police reported trees down on Francis Marion road. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Summerton | - | Police report quarter size hail along I-95. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Police report trees down along route 102. |
| November 1995 | Tornado | Summerton | - | Tornado touched down in a grove of trees and took them down. |
| November 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | Power lines down from thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1996 | Hail | Summerton | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Summerton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Senn's Grist Mill-Blacksmith Shop-Orange Crush Bottling Plant | 0.4 miles | 2000 |
![]() | James Building | 0.5 miles | 2007 |
![]() | Summerton High School | 0.9 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100008990 in Record Group 79. |
| Clarendon County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |