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Limestone Springs
 
By Cosmos Mariner, April 23, 2022
Curtis Building Marker
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1 ► South Carolina, Cherokee County, Gaffney — Curtis Building — Established 1845 — Limestone University —
In 1845, Dr. Thomas Curtis was able to fulfill his dream of establishing an institution of higher learning for young women by purchasing a magnificent building at Limestone Springs, which had been constructed in the 1830s as a resort hotel. The . . . — — Map (db m209839) HM
2 ► South Carolina, Cherokee County, Gaffney, Limestone University — 11-1 — Limestone Springs —
Used as early as the American Revolution, this site became a “Summer Watering Place” in 1835. Low country aristocrats such as Governor David Johnson were attracted here by the climate and therapeutic waters. A post office was here from 1836 to . . . — — Map (db m9967) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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