Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rock Hill, South Carolina
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On E Main Street (State Highway 1) near North Oakland Avenue (U.S. 21), on the right when traveling east.
The Andrew Jackson Hotel
The Andrew Jackson Hotel, built in 1926, was funded with more than $250,000 raised by citizens of Rock Hill. Designed by Charles Coker Wilson, it is a fine example of the Beaux Arts style and has been called one of the . . . — — Map (db m16631) HM
On East Black Street (State Highway 5) at Hampton Street on East Black Street.
Black Plantation. This area was once part of the 448.5-acre plantation of Alexander Templeton Black (1798-1875), for whom Church Street was renamed Black Street. In 1851 Black deeded land for a right-of-way and depot to the Charlotte & S.C. . . . — — Map (db m16757) HM
On Crawford Road at Heckle Boulevard (South Carolina Highway 901), on the left when traveling south on Crawford Road.
Clinton Junior College, affiliated with the A.M.E. Zion Church, was founded in 1894 by Revs. Nero Crockett and W.M. Robinson as Clinton Institute. Named for Bishop Isom C. Clinton, it featured primary and secondary courses as well as a two-year . . . — — Map (db m24870) HM
This building was designed by Robert Mills and erected in Columbia, S.C., as the stable and carriage house of the mansion of Ainsley Hall; Chapel of Columbia Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), 1830-1927; first home of Winthrop College, . . . — — Map (db m16774) HM
On East White Street at South Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East White Street.
When the White family began selling off their farm, new neighborhoods sprang up in the place of cotton fields. North Confederate Avenue (originally called Pine Street, later called Academy) was first opened in the early 1890s. In 1904 the White . . . — — Map (db m24843) HM
On Ebenezer Road (State Highway 274) at North Herlong Avenue (State Highway 728), on the right when traveling north on Ebenezer Road.
The town of Ebenezer was incorporated in 1893. Dr. W.B. Fewell was the first intendant, and the first wardens were J.W. Avery, A.A. Barron, S.A. Fewell, and J.B. Neely. The post office here from 1890-1911 was called Old Point. Earlier post . . . — — Map (db m24817) HM
On Ebenezer Road at Bailey Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Ebenezer Road.
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Remembering how they resisted oppression and injustice, defended truth and the right, fought for their native land, enduring hardship and sacrifice. We assume the sacred trust of perpetuating their memory with love and . . . — — Map (db m191706) WM
On Crawford Road, 0.1 miles south of Tim Street, on the left when traveling south.
This school, founded in 1920, was the first public school for blacks in Rock Hill. Named for Emmett J. Scott (1873-1957), a prominent educator who was then secretary of Howard University, Emmett Scott School included all twelve grades until 1956 . . . — — Map (db m24869) HM
On Caldwell Street at East White Street, on the left when traveling south on Caldwell Street.
The first services were in private homes and at Rock Hill Academy 1857-1861. The church was organized Easter 1870 with the Rev. Roberts P. Johnson as its first rector. Founders included the families of Col. Cadwallader Jones, Halcott Pride . . . — — Map (db m26373) HM
On South Oakland Avenue at East White Street (South Carolina Highway 245), on the right when traveling north on South Oakland Avenue.
First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
This church was organized in 1895 with 26 charter members. The sanctuary, completed in 1898 and enlarged in 1911, was designed by Charlotte architect C.C. Hook and is listed in the National Register . . . — — Map (db m16760) HM
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This Chapel of the Columbia Theological Seminary, at Columbia, South Carolina, was occupied by the Winthrop Training School as a classroom for one year.
1886-1887.
The Winthrop Training School was organized in 1886 by . . . — — Map (db m28087) HM
On East Main Street near Saluda Street, on the right when traveling east.
First Presbyterian Church
This church was begun in 1854 as Antioch Chapel of
Ebenezer Church under the leadership of Rev. John
G. Richards, on land of the Steeles and Workmans,
3 mi. south of Rock Hill. Mission moved in 1858 to
this site, . . . — — Map (db m11052) HM
On East Main Street, 0.1 miles west of South Oakland Avenue when traveling west.
This timeline is dedicated to David L. Rogers and celebrates the hard work and determination of all individuals, companies and governmental departments that made this project possible.
The covering of Main Street to create the Town Center Mall . . . — — Map (db m175674) HM
On North Wilson Street at Oakland Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Wilson Street.
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The home of James Milton Cherry (1856-1920) stood here until 1974. Cherry was a businessman, public servant, agriculturalist, and real estate developer in Rock Hill for 50 years. He helped found the Young Men’s Loan & Trust Co., . . . — — Map (db m24833) HM
On Eden Terrace, 0.1 miles east of Myrtle Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Having crossed the Catawba at Nation Ford, April 27, 1865, the President of the Confederacy fled south along this road following the fall of Richmond. He was accompanied by the remaining members of his cabinet and a detachment of cavalry under Gen. . . . — — Map (db m28253) HM
On College Avenue at Sumter Avenue, on the left when traveling north on College Avenue.
McCorkle-Fewell-Long House
This two-story frame house with central hall was a typical piedmont farmhouse when built, probably by Stephen McCorkle prior to 1821. Samuel M. Fewell significantly altered the house during his ownership 1867-1890. In . . . — — Map (db m24829) HM
McCrory's Civil Rights Sit-ins
This building, built in 1901, was occupied by McCrory's Five & Dime from 1937 to 1997. On February 12, 1960, black students from Friendship Jr. College in Rock Hill were denied service at the McCrory's lunch . . . — — Map (db m16719) HM
Original trestle completed 1852
by Charlotte & South Carolina R.R.
on site of ancient crossing
known as the Nation Ford.
Burning by Federals April 19, 1865,
touched off sharp battle with Southern forces
which resulted in Union . . . — — Map (db m11050) HM
On Oakland Avenue south of Aiken Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This church, which grew out of First Presbyterian Church, was discussed as early as 1901, with the first definite plans made in 1909. The leaders of First Presbyterian required that a new church be built before any members left the
old church. This . . . — — Map (db m221627) HM
On Dave Lyle Boulevard (State Highway 122) at East Black Street, on the right when traveling east on Dave Lyle Boulevard.
Friendship College founded Rock Hill's first library for blacks, located in a small room at Emmett Scott School, around 1933. The library was moved near this location in December 1944 and was renamed the Palmetto Branch of the Rock Hill Library. The . . . — — Map (db m175688) HM
On East Black Street at Hampton Street, on the right when traveling west on East Black Street.
James Lamar "Dusty" Rhodes, MVP of the 1954 World Series, began his baseball career with the Rock Hill Chiefs in 1950. He worked in local textile mills during the off season. Following his World Series heroics, 35,000 fans honored Rhodes with a . . . — — Map (db m175689) HM
In 1887, Rock Hill's first telephone line, which ran from the Rock Hill Buggy Company office to the freight train depot, was installed by John Gary Anderson in order to receive timely information about deliveries. This small telephone system laid . . . — — Map (db m237661) HM
On Oakland Avenue (U.S. 21) at Stewart Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Oakland Avenue.
Each of Winthrop's president's has lived in the President's House. Built by Captain W.H. Stewart, the home became the President's residence in the late 1890's. The home was first fashioned in the Queen Anne Victorian style, with rounded turrets . . . — — Map (db m24834) HM
On Dave Lyle Boulevard (U.S. 122), on the right when traveling east.
This marker commemorates the genesis of the city of Rock Hill; and stands near the site of the Charlotte and South Carolina railroad company depot erected about 1851. The village which grew up around the depot was granted recognition as Rock . . . — — Map (db m16918) HM
On North Wilson Street at West White Street, on the right when traveling south on North Wilson Street.
Rock Hill Buggy Company
In 1886 A.D. Holler, who had long owned a wagon and buggy shop in Rock Hill, founded Holler and Anderson Buggy Company with his son-in-law John Gary Anderson (1861-1937). Anderson built a factory here in 1892, with . . . — — Map (db m24831) HM
On W. White Street at Chatham Avenue, on the right when traveling north on W. White Street.
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This textile mill, built in 1881, was the first in Rock Hill and the first in S.C. to use steam power. A.E. Hutchison, J.M. Ivy, W.L. Roddey, and A.H. White founded the Rock Hill Cotton Factory to boost the city's status as a . . . — — Map (db m16725) HM
On E White Street at Dave Lyle Boulevard (South Carolina Highway 122) on E White Street.
Rock Hill Depots
The first of six railroad depots nearby was built in 1851 on the Charlotte & S.C. RR, after the citizens of Ebenezer objected to a new railroad yard proposed there. The town that grew up here was named Rock Hill after the flint . . . — — Map (db m16724) HM
On North Spruce Street at Gladstone Court, on the left when traveling south on North Spruce Street.
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Rock Hill High School has its origins in the Rock Hill Graded School, opened in 1888 for grades 1-9. The name Rock Hill High was first used in 1907-08 for a boys' school housed in the former Presbyterian High School. A property . . . — — Map (db m16759) HM
On Laurel Street at West White Street, on the left when traveling east on Laurel Street.
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Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company
The Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, a division of M. Lowenstein & Sons, of New York, went into operation at this site during the last quarter of 1929. The first general . . . — — Map (db m88733) HM
Near this spot stood the Rock Hill residence of Robert Moorman Sims, Captain, C.S.A., who on April 9, 1865, carried the flag of truce which led to the surrender of Lee's forces at Appomattox, He later was S.C. Senator for Lancaster County, . . . — — Map (db m16721) HM
On Strait Road, 0.3 miles south of Saluda Road, on the right when traveling south.
About 1 ˝ miles south of here on Fishing Creek were a house and mill mentioned on a 1766 royal land grant to Hugh White. British Colonel Banastre Tarleton and his Legion were encamped at White's Mill for several days in September 1780, during which . . . — — Map (db m24871) HM
On South Jones Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Arch Drive, on the right when traveling south.
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St. Anne’s Church, the first Catholic church in York County, was founded in 1919 by the Rev. William A. Tobin of Columbia. The first building, erected on Saluda Street in 1920, closed in 1961. St. Anne’s opened its first . . . — — Map (db m24868) HM
On Standard Street, 0.1 miles west of High Street, on the left when traveling east.
Standard Cotton Mill
The Standard Cotton Mill, built in 1888-89, was the second textile mill in Rock Hill. It was promoted by John R. London and financed entirely by local citizens, including schoolchildren, who bought stock for 50˘ a week. . . . — — Map (db m24867) HM
On East White Street at South Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East White Street.
The rail line which passes just north of this site was the second railroad to serve Rock Hill. Part of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad (known locally as the 3C's), the first train on this line arrived here in 1888. The 3C's opened . . . — — Map (db m24840) HM
On East Main Street, 0.1 miles east of Dave Lyle Boulevard (State Highway 122), on the left when traveling east.
Construction of the Friedheim and Smith-Fewell buildings began in June 1898. Both structures were built by local craftsmen using over 1 million brick, 5 railcars of stone, 150,000 ft. of lumber and over 700 sq. ft. of plate glass.
Both stores . . . — — Map (db m175676) HM
On Dave Lyle Boulevard (State Highway 122) at West Black Street, on the right when traveling south on Dave Lyle Boulevard.
The Rock Hill City Directory listing of businesses that were operating on West Black Street in the late 60s and early 70s.
1. Blue Bird Taxi Company (1972)*
2. Brown's Billiards (1971)
3. People's Undertaking Company (1972)
4. Mutt's . . . — — Map (db m175680) HM
Near South Herlong Avenue at Piedmont Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
The CCC in York County
One of the most successful of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), created in 1933. It gave many young men and World War veterans jobs planting trees, fighting forest fires . . . — — Map (db m24818) HM
On East White Street at South Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East White Street.
Located across East White Street, the White Home sheltered five generations of a pioneer Rock Hill family. George Pendleton White and Ann Hutchinson White made their home here after their marriage in 1838. Most likely, a small house was built on . . . — — Map (db m24842) HM
On Ebenezer Road at Bailey Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Ebenezer Road.
This former farming community grew up around Ebenezer Presbyterian Church which had been organized by 1785. Here was located the famed Ebenezer Academy often called "The Athens of York." The first post office was established as Ebenezer Academy in . . . — — Map (db m28249) HM
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
This building was described as "handsome in every respect" when it opened in 1932. It replaced a 1906 post office and housed a new district court and federal offices. It served as a post office until 1986 and . . . — — Map (db m16626) HM
On East White Street at South Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East White Street.
There was a limited system of roads in eastern York County prior to the creation of Rock Hill in 1851. One of the main routes was the Upper Land's Ford Road, which passed this site on generally the route of present-day East White Street and . . . — — Map (db m24839) HM
Village of Rock Hill
Main Street was laid out on Alexander Templeton Black's land by Squire John Roddey in 1851. The post office was established in 1852. The village was incorporated by the General Assembly in 1870 with an area of one mile . . . — — Map (db m16624) HM
On East White Street at South Charlotte Avenue, on the left when traveling east on East White Street.
The water trough which has been placed here is the only known surviving example of troughs once located at several entrances to the Old Town area of Rock Hill. They provided a convenient place for farmers and travelers to water their horses, mules . . . — — Map (db m24841) HM
On Elizabeth Lane at East White Street, on the left when traveling south on Elizabeth Lane.
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About 1839, this former plantation house was built by George Pendleton White (1801-1849) and his wife, Ann Hutchison White (1805-1880). It has since sheltered five generations of a pioneer Rock Hill family. During the War of . . . — — Map (db m24838) HM
