Historical Markers in Kershaw, South Carolina

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Historical Markers in Kershaw, South Carolina

1 ► South Carolina, Lancaster County, Kershaw — 29-19 — Beaver Creek Skirmish / Capture of Provisions at Flat Rock —

American forces under Major William R. Davie had captured a British convoy July 21, 1780, and were retreating with prisoners mounted two to the horse when ambushed by British several miles west of here on Beaver Creek. Nearly all the British . . . — — Map (db m23913) HM

2 ► South Carolina, Lancaster County, Kershaw — 29-27 — Haile Gold Mine —

(Front) In 1827 Benjamin Haile (1768-1842) found gold here while panning in the streams on his plantation. After he found gold ore as well, Haile set up a mining operation. By 1837 the Haile Gold Mine included a 5-stamp mill, with steel . . . — — Map (db m232086) HM

3 ► South Carolina, Lancaster County, Kershaw — 29-23 — Kershaw —

Marker Front: Kershaw, originally Welsh’s Station, was founded in 1888 when Capt. James V. Welsh (1845-1906) persuaded the Charleston, Cincinnati, & Chicago Railroad to build a depot halfway between Camden and Lancaster, on what was then . . . — — Map (db m23894) HM

4 ► South Carolina, Lancaster County, Kershaw — 29-24 — Kershaw's First Library —

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 the office for J.V. Welsh & Sons, a lumber mill. It later housed Kershaw’s first circulating library, founded by . . . — — Map (db m23896) HM

5 ► South Carolina, Lancaster County, Kershaw — 29-25 — Welsh's Station / Kershaw Depot —

Welsh's Station Welsh’s Station, a depot on the Charleston, Cincinnati, & Chicago Railroad built in 1888, stood at or near this site. The town of Kershaw was first named for Capt. James V. Welsh, who donated 63 acres on which to establish a . . . — — Map (db m23895) HM

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