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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISM_town-of-ebenezer_Rock-Hill-SC.html
This former farming community grew up around Ebenezer Presbyterian Church which had been organized by 1785. Here was located the famed Ebenezer Academy often called "The Athens of York." The first post office was established as Ebenezer Academy in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISL_birthplace-of-daniel-harvey-hill_York-SC.html
[South side]Birthplace of Daniel Harvey HillLieutenant General in the Confederate States ArmySoldier, Educator, AuthorA worthy son of the land we love.
[East side]S.68.44 W. 737 feet from this point was the site of Hill's Iron Works.The origina…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISI_william-hill-1741-1816-hills-ironworks_York-SC.html
(Front):William Hill, who served in the American Revolution and was present at many battles, built an ironworks near here on Allison Creek about 1776. Hill and his partner, Isaac Hayne, manufactured swivel guns, kitchen utensils, cannon, ammunitio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISG_kings-mountain-battleground_York-SC.html
Twelve miles northwest the battle of King's Mountain was fought October 7, 1780. The 900 Whigs were under Colonels Campbell, Shelby, Sevier, Hill, Lacey, Williams, Cleveland; Lieutenant Colonels Hawthorn, Hambright; Majors McDowell, Chronicle, Win…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISD_town-of-clover_Clover-SC.html
In 1887 the town of Clover was granted a charter by the General Assembly, its city limits to extend "one-half mile in every direction from the railroad depot." Clover Post Office had been established in 1874 with Zimri Carroll as postmaster. Six y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIOY_first-home-of-winthrop-college_Rock-Hill-SC.html
[Left Top]:This Chapel of the Columbia TheologicalSeminary, at Columbia, South Carolina,was occupied by the Winthrop TrainingSchool as a classroom for one year.1886-1887.The Winthrop Training School was organ-ized in 1886 by D.B. Johnson, superint…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHIE_episcopal-church-of-our-saviour_Rock-Hill-SC.html
[Front]:The first services were in private homes and at Rock Hill Academy 1857-1861. The church was organized Easter 1870 with the Rev. Roberts P. Johnson as its first rector. Founders included the families of Col. Cadwallader Jones, Halcott Pride…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJ9_a-house-of-untold-stories_McConnells-SC.html
Every brick in this building is a testament to the enslaved African Americans who once lived on this plantation. The 1860 census lists Harriet Bratton owning eighty slaves and twenty slave houses. Of those houses this cabin is the lone survivor. B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGJ7_brick-kitchen_McConnells-SC.html
Built on the foundations of the original, this building is a replica of the plantation kitchen that stood here until the late 1950s. It was one of the eight brick dependencies once flanking the main house. The kitchen was constructed away from the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGIM_the-homestead_McConnells-SC.html
The Homestead was built between 1823 and 1826 for Dr. John Simpson Bratton and his wife Harriet Rainey Bratton, the second generation of the Bratton family to live at Brattonsville. Bricks for the chimneys were made on the plantation. The two flan…