I have often wondered how Edgefield got its name.
Was it originally a trading goods shop set up at the edge of a big field? I do not know.
There is a very lengthy and interesting wikipedia entry on Edgefield recounting its long history. I guess it's most notable today for having been the birthplace and death place of Senator Strom Thurmond who, having served 48 years in Congress as a Democrat, a Dixiecrat and a Republican, is the only man to have reached the age of 100 while in office.