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In 1876 during his gubernatorial campaign, Wade Hampton, the former General and Confederate hero, came to Galivants Ferry for a Democratic Party meeting. The term "Stump Speaking" comes from the practice of political candidates standing on a stump to be seen and heard above a crowd. The Democratic Party continues this traditional Stump Meeting and meets here every two years to eat chicken bog, politic, and enjoy fellowship. Guests and candidates speak from the porch of the store which has replaced the pine stump as a platform. The Library of Congress recognized this as a "Local Legacy" in the year 2000.

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