PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. — Comedian Bill Engvall made the phrase “Here’s Your Sign” famous as a punchline. But in Pickens County, a newly installed sign along Scenic Highway 11 carries a far more meaningful message. The new Wayfinder sign directs travelers to the Historic Liberia Community, a remarkable African American settlement founded by formerly enslaved people more than 160 years ago that still stands today as a testament to faith, perseverance, self-reliance, and communi

The six-acre property home to the historic Soapstone Baptist Church in Pickens County has been permanently protected through a...