The bright green trim around this deteriorating cottage just inside Ehrhardt on U.S. Highway 601 is about all that’s left that doesn’t look worn.
The town of about 600 people is in rural Bamberg County where 27 percent of its 15,763 people live below the federal poverty level, according to 2012 Census estimates. The majority of residents are black (61.4 percent) with whites comprising 36.8 percent.
- QuickFacts about Bamberg County from the U.S. Census.
- Learn about Ehrhardt in Wikipedia.
Photo taken January 2014 by Avery Brack. All rights reserved.