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On Flat Rock Road at Kershaw Country Club Road, on the right when traveling north on Flat Rock Road.
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
On Gold Mine Highway (U.S. 601) 0.2 miles south of Snowy Owl Road, on the right when traveling north.
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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
On North Hampton Street at North Matson Street, on the right when traveling south on North Hampton Street.
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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
On South Cleveland Street, 0.1 miles south of West Marion Street, on the right when traveling south.
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
On West Marion Street at North Cleveland Street, on the right on West Marion Street.
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