Santee Cooper District SC

Home of county's first African-American coroner still stands

Times and Democrat | Orangeburg

Aug 11, 2026

Home of county's first African-American coroner still stands

Major John Hammond Fordham, an attorney, was elected in 1874 as the first African-American coroner for Orangeburg County. Fordham also served as a postal clerk in the Railroad Mail…

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Home of county's first African-American coroner still stands

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