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Clover area Facilities
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Bethel Presbyterian Church - Clover SC
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Fort Mill area Facilities
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Lake Wylie area Facilities
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Lancaster area Facilities
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Andrew Jackson State Park - Lancaster SC
This 360-acre park was created as a memorial to the seventh President of the United States. Andrew Jackson spent his earlier years in this rugged pioneer area which once belonged to the Waxhaw Indians. A museum displays Jackson memorabilia, Indian arrowheads and household furnishings from the Jacksonian era. Other features on the park are a sculpture of young Jackson by Anna Hyatt Huntington and a one-room country schoolhouse.
From Rock Hill (I-77) take exit 77 and follow US-21/SC5 5 miles to where SC-5 splits of to the left from US-21. Continue on SC-5 to US-521, turn left, go another mile and the park entrance is on your right. From Lancaster: follow US-521 north for 9 miles to the park entrance (on your right).
Park Hours in April through October are 8a - 9p (daily); November through March the park closes at 6p. Mailing address: 196 Andrew Jackson Park Road, Lancaster, SC 29720 Phone: (803) 285-3344.
More Information: Andrew Jackson State Park
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Rock Hill area Facilities
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Brattonsville - Rock Hill SC
Brattonsville is a 'living museum' where life, as it was lived in the Carolina 'back country' during the century following the Revolutionary War, is on display. The nearby battlefield is the site of a significant defeat (1780) of the British regulars at the hands (literally) of an assorted Colonials. This victory, to quote a Brattonsville (McConnels) native, ". . . put us on a high which we have been on ever since." From Charlotte, I-77 south to exit #82B. Take Cherry Rd (which becomes SC-322) to Brattonsville Rd to the Visitors' Center. Phone 803-684-2327
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Catawba Cultural Center - Catawba SC
The Catawba Cultural Center on the Catawba Indian Reservation was established to preserve the heritage of the Catawba culture. Crafts (featuring the distinctive Catawba pottery) are available for sale in the gift shop. Every November the Catawbas hold their annual festival, Yap Ye Iswa (The Day of the Catawba's). You are invited.
More Information: http://www.digitel.net/ramada/attract.html
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Landsford Canal State Park - Rock Hill SC
Rife with the scent of battles and high-level conferences during the Revolutionary War years, Lands Ford was crossed and recrossed by Lord Cornwallis, General Sumter and General Davie. In the early years of the 19th century, dozens of canals were built to expedite water transportation in South Carolina. Landsford Canal is a wonderfully preserved example of these early canals. Here also are visible the remains of early 19th century stone bridges and canal culverts. Still standing are the lockkeepers house, an old mill and some canal locks. The park maintains a very complete exhibit describing the canal system which was so vital to the state. About 12 miles south of Rock Hill SC (off US-21). Phone 803-789-5800.
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York County, Museum of - Rock Hill SC
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York area Facilities
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The Yorkville Historical Society (founded in 1978) has a great deal of information relating to the history of York and York County.
Visit their web site at: www.yorkvillehs.org
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