Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fort Mill, South Carolina
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On Harrisburg Road (State Highway 29-64) 0.1 miles south of Hidden Creek Court, on the right when traveling north.
[Marker Front]:
The Revolution in the Backcountry
After British forces took Charleston in May 1780, they set up outposts in the backcountry and attempted to control the state by encouraging Loyalists. Backcountry Patriots organized a . . . — — Map (db m23786) HM
On North White Street (County Highway 160) near Massey Street, on the right when traveling north.
U.S. Army Air Service,
148th Aero Squadron,
4th Pursuit Group,
AEF near Bapaume, France
22 August 1918
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
War Department,
General Orders No. 23 (1919)
The Distinguished Service Cross was presented . . . — — Map (db m239229) WM
On Clebourne Street, 0.1 miles west of Main Street (State Highway 160), on the left when traveling west.
Here in 1760 the province of South Carolina built a fort for the protection of the Catawba Indians against their Indian enemies. The Catawbas agreeing to accept a tract 15 miles square for their nation. — — Map (db m175653) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 160) at Academy Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
[South Side]:
1600
Erected to the
Catawba Indians
by
Sam'l Elliott White
and
John McKee Spratt
The latter is a descendant Thos. "Kanahwa" Spratt and the former a descendant of Wm. Elliott (a kinsman of Kanahwas) two . . . — — Map (db m24825) HM
On Main Street at Academy Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Established 1891 on property donated by Capt. Samuel E. White. The site was given citizens of Fort Mill to perpetuate the memory of those who sacrificed so much from 1861-1865. Assisting in making the historic spot a reality were John McKee . . . — — Map (db m24820) HM
On South White Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on South White Street.
(Front)
Fort Mill was established on land received in 1787 by Thomas Spratt, one of the first settlers in this area. According to local tradition, the 4,535-acre tract in Catawba Indian territory was given Spratt by the Catawbas who were . . . — — Map (db m24819) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 160) at Academy Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
[South Side]:
1860
Dum Spiro Spero
Spes Animis Opibuscue Parati
1891
Defenders of
State Sovereignty.
[East Side]:
List of names
[North Side]:
1865
The warrior's banner takes its flight
to greet . . . — — Map (db m24827) WM
On Steele Street (State Highway 270) just south of Avery Street (State Highway 280), on the right when traveling south.
Professor James A. Castle (1911-1980)
Longest serving principal at George Fish School
1947-1968
A meticulous administrator who is credited with advancing the school into twentieth century standards.
Professor Lemuel B. Moore . . . — — Map (db m175648) HM
On Steele Street (State Highway 270) just south of Avery Street, on the right when traveling south.
This was the site of Fort Mill's longest operating school dedicated to African Americans. Built on a 4-acre parcel acquired in 1925, the brick school opened in 1926 and cost $12,200, a portion of which was paid by the Julius Rosenwald Fund. The . . . — — Map (db m175647) HM
On Morrow Bradford Drive, 0.1 miles east of Unity Street (State Highway 440), on the left when traveling east.
Viet Nam War
Boyd, Sam Henry •
Ferrell, Charles Reginald •
Goude, Charles Melvin •
Helms, Jerry Donald •
Johnstone, James M. •
Potts, Johnnie Wylie •
Smith, David Wesley •
Long, Raymond Ervin •
Phifer, Freddie Joe • . . . — — Map (db m175650) WM
On North White Street at Horse Road, on the right when traveling north on North White Street. Reported missing.
Jefferson Davis's Flight South, April 26-27, 1865. Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his Cabinet, making their way south from Richmond, Va. with a cavalry escort, stopped at Fort Mill on April 26, 1865. Davis spent the night at . . . — — Map (db m220414) HM
On North White Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on North White Street.
Millstone Park is named in honor of the granite millstone that now rests atop the plaza. The history of this millstone is of local significance; it is one of only three remaining millstones known to exist from Webb's Mill, a grist mill which . . . — — Map (db m236720) HM
On Old Nation Road (U.S. 21), on the right when traveling south.
This house was built ca. 1806 for planter John Springs III (1782-1853), who served in the S.C. House 1828-34 and was a partner in several banks, railroads, and textile mills before the Civil War. His son Andrew Baxter Springs (1819-1886) enlarged . . . — — Map (db m47679) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 160) at Academy Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
[West Side]:
1860
Dedicated to
the faithful slaves
who, loyal to a sacred trust,
toiled for the support
of the army, with matchless
devotion, and sterling
fidelity guarded our defenseless
homes, women and children, during . . . — — Map (db m163805) WM
On Tom Hall Street, on the right when traveling west.
Front
This church, founded in 1788, predates the present town of Fort Mill and has occupied four sites in the vicinity. The first church, a log building, stood about 2 mi. NE in a community known as “Little York.” It burned . . . — — Map (db m47680) HM
On Main Street at Academy Street, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
[South Side]:
1860
Affectionately
dedicated by
the Jefferson Davis
Memorial Association
to the women of
the Confederacy.
The living and the dead,
who midst the gloom of war
were heroines in the strife,
to perpetuate . . . — — Map (db m24821) WM
On Morrow Bradford Drive near Unity Street (State Highway 440), on the left when traveling east.
Thomas L. Hall
James E. Bailes
Fred T. Miller
Walter O. Leazer
Harvey F. McManus
Clyde W. Stevens
These six members of Co. G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division with 31 other members of the company, who were killed in action and 103 others . . . — — Map (db m108825) HM WM
On Morrow Bradford Drive, 0.1 miles east of Unity Street (State Highway 440), on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of the men and women of Fort Mill who served our country in World War II.
★ Honor Roll ★
Douglas H. Nims •
Samuel L. Meacham, Jr. •
William J. McCammon •
Kenneth K. McKenzie • . . . — — Map (db m175652) WM
