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9 unusual facts about Allendale


Albert Goodyear

The Allendale, South Carolina site, known as the Topper site, which has had ongoing excavations for several years, has unearthed many artifacts, as it was a long lasting site of human occupation due to an outcrop of chert, which was valuable for making stone tools.

Allendale, Michigan

Malta was initially chosen as the name for the township, however when the township was organized in 1849, state senator Pennoyer changed the name to Allendale, after Agnes Allen, the first person on the tax roll in the area and the widow of Hannibal Allen, who was the son of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.

Allendale, Northumberland

The town's name is often conflated with the 1840 ballad Rose of Allendale, sung by Paddy Reilly, The Dubliners and many others, but this common mistake ignores the obvious spelling difference; the Rose of Allandale, i.e. Mary from the first stanza, was from another place.

Joe Winkelsas

Winkelsas started his college career in 1992 at the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie, a small NJCAA school in Allendale, South Carolina.

Left Bank Jazz Society

Left Bank was founded by Vernon L. Welsh (10 February 1919 – 8 August 2002 Baltimore, Maryland) and Benny Kearse (16 March 1930 Allendale, South Carolina – 29 June 1999 Baltimore, Maryland).

Lou Piniella

Lou and Anita lived in Allendale, New Jersey, and she thought Seattle was too far away from their family and children and spring training was in Arizona instead of Florida.

Smyrna Baptist Church

Smyrna Baptist Church (Kirkland Church) is a historic church at Allendale, South Carolina.

The Crane Wives

Petersmark and Pillsbury, both students at Allendale’s Grand Valley State University, joined fellow students Tom Gunnels (banjo) and Dan Rickabus (drums/vocals) for the practice sessions.

University of South Carolina System

USC Beaufort has a branch in Bluffton, USC Union has a branch in Laurens and USC Salkehatchie has its main campus in Allendale with a branch in Walterboro.


Allendale Charter Township, Michigan

Malta was initially chosen as the name for the township; however when the township was organized in 1849, state senator Pennoyer changed the name to Allendale, after Agnes Allen, the first person on the tax roll in the area and the widow of Hannibal Allen, who was the son of Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.

Lena, South Carolina

From 1899 until the 1980s, Southern operated a line through Lena and nearby Allendale, Tarboro, and Furman.

Rose of Allendale

"The Rose of Allendale" is an English song, with words by Charles Jefferys and music by Sidney Nelson, composed in the 1840s.

Settlement of the Americas

At the Topper archaeological site (located along the banks of the Savannah River near Allendale, South Carolina) investigated by University of South Carolina archaeologist Dr. Albert Goodyear, charcoal material recovered in association with purported human artifacts returned radiocarbon dates of up to 50,000 years before the present (BP).

Sir William Blackett, 2nd Baronet

He bequeathed his estates at Allendale, Northumberland and Wallington Hall, Cambo to his nephew Sir Walter Calverley, 2nd Baronet of Calverley, conditional upon the latter's marriage to Elizabeth Orde, Blackett's natural daughter and his change of name to Blackett.

WDOG

WDOG-FM, a radio station at 93.5 FM licensed to Allendale, South Carolina

Wentworth Beaumont, 1st Viscount Allendale

Lord Allendale married Lady Alexandrina Vane-Tempest, daughter of George Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry, on 12 November 1889.


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