The Ellenton Agricultural Club, established on March 24, 1894, was organized to promote the welfare and interests of Ellenton farmers and to improve conditions generally. Its first clubhouse, built in 1904, was moved here in 1953 after the town of Ellenton was abandoned to make way for the Savannah River Plant. By 1873, a post office named Ellentown stood on the Port Royal Railroad about 20 miles west of here, and in 1880 the town of Ellenton was incorporated. According to local tradition, the town was named for Ellen Dunbar, a local resident. Ellenton was abandoned in the early 1950s to make way for the Savannah River Plant.