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Historical Markers in McConnells, South Carolina

 
Clickable Map of York County, South Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg York County, SC (156) Cherokee County, SC (85) Chester County, SC (45) Lancaster County, SC (60) Union County, SC (43) Cleveland County, NC (33) Gaston County, NC (48) Mecklenburg County, NC (205)  YorkCounty(156) York County (156)  CherokeeCounty(85) Cherokee County (85)  ChesterCounty(45) Chester County (45)  LancasterCounty(60) Lancaster County (60)  UnionCounty(43) Union County (43)  ClevelandCountyNorth Carolina(33) Cleveland County (33)  GastonCounty(48) Gaston County (48)  MecklenburgCounty(205) Mecklenburg County (205)
York is the county seat for York County
McConnells is in York County
      York County (156)  
ADJACENT TO YORK COUNTY
      Cherokee County (85)  
      Chester County (45)  
      Lancaster County (60)  
      Union County (43)  
      Cleveland County, North Carolina (33)  
      Gaston County, North Carolina (48)  
      Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (205)  
 
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1 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — A House of Untold Stories
On Brattonsville Road, 0.1 miles north of Percival Road, on the right when traveling south.
Every brick in this building is a testament to the enslaved African Americans who once lived on this plantation. The 1860 census lists Harriet Bratton owning eighty slaves and twenty slave houses. Of those houses this cabin is the lone survivor. . . . Map (db m24895) HM
2 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — Backwoods Cabin
Near Brattonsville Road at Percival Road.
The upper part of South Carolina was opened to settlement during the mid-1700s. Traveling down the Great Wagon Road from Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, settlers brought with them vast knowledge needed for life in the wilderness - how . . . Map (db m24504) HM
3 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — Bratton Home
Near Brattonsville Road, 0.5 miles north of Percival Road.
This structure, built by William Bratton about 1770, is one of the oldest in York County. The original log house was a two-story home. The timber frame wing at the back of the house was added later. The home was built on the Lincoln Road, . . . Map (db m24506) HM
4 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — Brattonsville
On Brattonsville Road at Percival Road, on the right when traveling south on Brattonsville Road.
Here in the 1760's settled the brothers, William, Robert, and Hugh Bratton, who fought in the Revolutionary War. One-quarter mile east of here at James Williamson's was fought the Battle of Williamson's Plantation on July 12, 1780. The . . . Map (db m24500) HM
5 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — Brick Kitchen
Near Brattonsville Road, 0.1 miles north of Percival Road, on the right when traveling south.
Built on the foundations of the original, this building is a replica of the plantation kitchen that stood here until the late 1950s. It was one of the eight brick dependencies once flanking the main house. The kitchen was constructed away from . . . Map (db m24893) HM
6 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — Field of Huck's Defeat
On Brattonsville Road, 0.3 miles north of Percival Road, on the left when traveling south.
[Front Marker] Where 75 Whigs led by Colonel William Bratton defeated a British and Tory force of 500 men July 12, 1780. On this date, Sept.30, 1953, there stands 200 feet to the north of this stone, the Revolutionary home . . . Map (db m24508) HM
7 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — 46-28 — Huck's Defeat
On Brattonsville Road, 0.5 miles south of McConnells Highway (South Carolina Highway 322), on the left when traveling south.
On July 12, 1780, at Williamson's Plantation about one-fifth of a mile east from here, Loyalist forces under Capt. Christian Huck were defeated by American forces led by Cols. William Bratton, William Hill, Edward Lacey, Richard Winn, as well as . . . Map (db m24538) HM
8 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — 46-13 — McConnells
On Chester Highway (U.S. 321) at McConnells Highway (State Highway 332), on the left when traveling north on Chester Highway.
After the Kings Mountain Railroad was completed in 1852, the McConnellsville Post Office was established here in 1854. The town, named for the McConnell family, was incorporated in 1906. The first intendant was J.T. Crawford; wardens were J.F. . . . Map (db m24537) HM
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9 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — The Battle of Huck’s Defeat
On Brattonsville Road, 0.3 miles north of Percival Road (South Carolina Highway 380), on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . Map (db m24510) HM
10 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — The Homestead
On Brattonsville Road, 0.1 miles north of Percival Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Homestead was built between 1823 and 1826 for Dr. John Simpson Bratton and his wife Harriet Rainey Bratton, the second generation of the Bratton family to live at Brattonsville. Bricks for the chimneys were made on the plantation. The two . . . Map (db m24872) HM
11 South Carolina, York County, McConnells — 46 61 — William Bratton Plantation/Battle of Huck's Defeat
On Brattonsville Road (State Highway 165) 0.1 miles north of Percival Road (State Highway S-46-38), on the right when traveling north.
Side 1: William Bratton Plantation In 1766 William Bratton and his wife Martha Robertson purchased 200 acres on the South Fork of Fishing Creek and built a single-pen log house here at the junction of several important colonial roads. The . . . Map (db m95591) HM
 
 
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May. 10, 2024