BARNWELL COUNTY
THIS BARN NEAR BLACKVILLE WAS BUILT AROUND 1930 TO HOUSE FIVE MULES AND TO STORE CORN AND HAY.IT IS STILL BEING USED TO STORE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.
BARNWELL COUNTY
WHEN CLEMSON UNIVERSITY'S EDISTO EXPERIMENT STATION AT BLACKVILLE OPENED IN 1937, IT SERVED AS HOME FOR THREE RESEARCHERS, ONE TRACTOR AND SIX MULES. THE MULES WERE HOUSED IN A BARN BUILT BY WPA WORKERS. THE MULE BARN AT WHAT IS NOW CALLED EDISTO RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER IS USED BY THE CATTLE PROGRAM FOR STORAGE OF MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.