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SCDOT TO REPLACE FIRETOWER ROAD BRIDGES: We’ve received notice from the SCDOT that they plan
to replace two bridges on Firetower Road sometime during their new
fiscal year, which began July 1, 2014. SCDOT will provide more
definitive start dates closer to the time that work is scheduled to
begin. We’ll pass that information to you as soon as we receive it.
New Hours for Langford-Nord House:
Effective
July 15, 2014, business hours for the historic Langford-Nord House
in Blythewood are Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 4:00 PM and Saturdays, 9:00
AM to noon. The
Langford-Nord House, located at 100 McNulty Road (at the corner of
McNulty Road and Main Street) in Blythewood, is home to the Blythewood
Historical Society.
During these business hours, Society members will be
on-site to share some of the history of Blythewood with guests and
visitors and to assist with genealogical and historical research.
For more information please call Frankie McLean at
803-261-1859 or email fcmclean@sc.rr.com.
On a related note, the Blythewood
Visitor Center which had been based at the
Langford-Nord House since its opening in May 2012, has moved to its
new location
in the Blythewood Arts Center (152-B Blythewood Road, behind Sandy
Khan’s State Farm office). It is now under the management of Bravo
Blythewood. The Visitor Center is open Tuesday through Friday, 11
AM to 5 PM, and Saturdays, 10 AM to 2 PM. For more information,
please call (803) 550-9323.
Now you Know...The
answer to last week's question: Marie and Willie McDonald moved
to Blythewood in 1944 so their children could complete their
education through the 11th grade at Bethel School. The
McDonalds also housed many other children because they lived close
to the school at a time when no transportation was provided
for these children.
Four
Teachers also lived with the McDonald family at varies times! It
takes a village!
Did you Know...The Doko Rodeo is coming to Blythewood next weekend!
Do you know when the first rodeo came to Blythewood?
There is quite a story about the owners of the ranch where
this first rodeo was held. Do you know the name of this
"Pied Piper of Blythewood"?
To the Blythewood Lions Club for their services to the Carolina
School of Inquiry: To Sara O. for graduating from Harvard and to
the many girls who participated in the "Girls Empowered
program"! Way to go!
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