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Located across East White Street, the White Home sheltered five generations of a pioneer Rock Hill family. George Pendleton White and Ann Hutchinson White made their home here after their marriage in 1838. Most likely, a small house was built on t…
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The water trough which has been placed here is the only known surviving example of troughs once located at several entrances to the Old Town area of Rock Hill. They provided a convenient place for farmers and travelers to water their horses, mules…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGHU_the-3cs-railroad_Rock-Hill-SC.html
The rail line which passes just north of this site was the second railroad to serve Rock Hill. Part of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad (known locally as the 3C's), the first train on this line arrived here in 1888. The 3C's opened …
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There was a limited system of roads in eastern York County prior to the creation of Rock Hill in 1851. One of the main routes was the Upper Land's Ford Road, which passed this site on generally the route of present-day East White Street and Charlo…
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[Front]:About 1839, this former plantation house was built by George Pendleton White (1801-1849) and his wife, Ann Hutchison White (1805-1880). It has since sheltered five generations of a pioneer Rock Hill family. During the War of 1861-1865 need…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGHP_presidents-house_Rock-Hill-SC.html
Each of Winthrop's president's has lived in the President's House. Built by Captain W.H. Stewart, the home became the President's residence in the late 1890's. The home was first fashioned in the Queen Anne Victorian style, with rounded turrets an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGHO_james-milton-cherry-house_Rock-Hill-SC.html
[Front]:The home of James Milton Cherry (1856-1920) stood here until 1974. Cherry was a businessman, public servant, agriculturalist, and real estate developer in Rock Hill for 50 years. He helped found the Young Men's Loan & Trust Co., one of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGHM_rock-hill-buggy-company-anderson-motor-company_Rock-Hill-SC.html
Rock Hill Buggy CompanyIn 1886 A.D. Holler, who had long owned a wagon and buggy shop in Rock Hill, founded Holler and Anderson Buggy Company with his son-in-law John Gary Anderson (1861-1937). Anderson built a factory here in 1892, with separate …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGHK_mccorkle-fewell-long-house-oakland_Rock-Hill-SC.html
McCorkle-Fewell-Long HouseThis two-story frame house with central hall was a typical piedmont farmhouse when built, probably by Stephen McCorkle prior to 1821. Samuel M. Fewell significantly altered the house during his ownership 1867-1890. In 190…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG9J_the-battle-of-hucks-defeat_Rock-Hill-SC.html
The information on the historical marker to the left[sic] is not accurate, The inscription on the back is an honorable tribute to Martha Bratton's bravery prior to the battle. Watt's tombstone, a reproduction, is in tribute to his significant p…
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