Lancaster
Ashe’s Ferry
Van Wyck, SC
(Front) A ferry nearby crossed the Catawba River between Lancaster County and York County for more than 30 years and was the last...
Barr’s Tavern Site
On the morning of May 27, 1791, President George Washington had breakfast near here at Nathan Barr's Tavern, which was located about a...
Battle of Hanging Rock
Heath Springs, SC
About 2.5 miles south is Hanging Rock, where Maj. Davie surprised a British force, Aug. 1, 1780, and killed or wounded most of them.
Beaver Creek Skirmish/Capture of Provisions At Flat Rock
BEAVER CREEK SKIRMISH (Front) American forces under Major William R. Davie had captured a British convoy July 21, 1780, and were...
Birthplace of Andrew Jackson
Van Wyck, SC
Seventh President of the United States.
Birthplace of Dr. James Marion Sims
Heath Springs, SC
About 1 3/4 miles west of this spot stood the house in which Dr. James Marion Sims was born on January 25, 1818.
Boundary Line
Van Wyck, SC
One of the last refinements in the N.C.-S.C. boundary was marked with a stone inscribed "1813" and located about ½ mile SE of here.
Buford’s Bloody Battleground
Buford, SC
Col. Buford's 11th Virginia Regiment and a detachment of Washington's Cavalry, retreating after the fall of Charles Town, were attacked...
Camp Creek Methodist Church
Lancaster, SC
(Front) This church, organized in 1798 by Bishop Francis Asbury, held its first services in a log meeting house.
Clinton Memorial Cemetery/Isom C. Clinton
Lancaster, SC
CLINTON MEMORIAL CEMETERY (Front) More than 300 members of Lancaster's black community are buried here, with the first grave dating to 1864.
Flat Creek Baptist Church
Kershaw, SC
This church, organized July 4, 1776 by Rev. George Pope, a native of Virginia, held its first meetings in a brush arbor on this site and...
Franklin Academy/Oldest Continuous Public School Site In Lancaster
Lancaster, SC
FRANKLIN ACADEMY (Front) Organized in 1825, was the most widely-known of the four schools that occupied this site.
Haile Gold Mine
Kershaw, SC
(Front) In 1827 Benjamin Haile (1768-1842) found gold here while panning in the streams on his plantation.
James Ingram Home
ABOUT 2.5 MI. S OF HEATH SPRINGS, SC
While on his Southern tour, President George Washington spent the night of May 26, 1791, at the James Ingram house, near here.
Kershaw
(Front) Kershaw, originally Welsh’s Station, was founded in 1888 when Capt. James V. Welsh (1845-1906) persuaded the Charleston,...
Kershaw’s First Library
Kershaw, SC
This building, originally just south of Kershaw on what is now U.S. Hwy. 521, was built in 1900 for Capt. James V. Welsh (1845-1906) as...
Kilburnie
Lancaster, SC
This late Federal-style house blending elements of the Greek-revival style with Victorian-era modifications was built by local dentist...
King Hagler’s Murder
Van Wyck, SC
On the Catawba Path near here/King Hagler,/Chief of the Catawba Nation/(1750-1763),/was slain on August 30, 1763, by a raiding band of...
Lancaster
Lancaster, SC
(Front) Lancaster, founded in 1798, was first called Lancaster Court House and later known as Lancasterville.
Lancaster & Chester Railway
Lancaster, SC
(Front) The Lancaster & Chester Railway, founded in 1896, was originally the Cheraw & Chester Railroad, chartered in 1873.
Lancaster County Home and Cemetery
Lancaster, SC
(Front) The Lancaster Commissioners of the Poor were established in 1791 to provide support for the orphaned, aged, and indigent.
Lancaster Normal and Industrial Institute
Lancaster, SC
(Front) Located on this site, Lancaster Normal and Industrial Institute for black students was incorporated in 1905; M. D. Lee was...
Lancasterville Presbyterian Church
Lancaster, SC
This congregation was organized May 5, 1835.
Leroy Springs House
Lancaster, SC
The original part of this house was built by Robert W. Gill soon after he purchased the lot in 1828.
Major Crawford’s Home
Van Wyck, SC
Near this site was the home of Major Robert Crawford, where President George Washington spent his last night in South Carolina on his...
Mt. Carmel Campground
S OF CAUTHEN’S CROSSROADS, SC
(Front) According to local tradition, this African Methodist Episcopal Zion Campground was established c.1870.
Old Six Mile Cemetery
Sc, SC
(Front) Congregants of Six Mile Spring Presbyterian Church, later known as Six Mile Creek Church, established this cemetery c.1790.
Stephen Decatur Miller
Van Wyck, SC
(Front) Governor of South Carolina from 1828 until 1830, Miller was born near here May 8, 1787, the son of Charles and Margaret White...
The Courthouse Lancaster County/John Simpson
Lancaster, SC
THE COURTHOUSE LANCASTER COUNTY (Front) Built in 1825-1828.
The Jail/Robert Mills
Lancaster, SC
THE JAIL (Front) Lancaster County.
The Revolution In the Backcountry/Sumter’s Camp At Clems Branch
THE REVOLUTION IN THE BACKCOUNTRY (Front) After British forces took Charleston in May 1780, they set up outposts in the backcountry and...
Thomas L. Clyburn House
Kershaw, SC
Thomas Lorenzo Clyburn (1809-1869), prominent planter of Lancaster District and the first postmaster of Butler, 1853-56, lived here and...
Waxhaw Presbyterian Church
W Of Lancaster, SC
About 3 miles W. is Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, organized 1755, first church in upper South Carolina.
Welsh’s Station/Kershaw Depot
Kershaw, SC
WELSH’S STATION (Front) Welsh’s Station, a depot on the Charleston, Cincinnati, & Chicago Railroad built in 1888, stood at or near this...