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Location of Chester County in South Carolina. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chester County, South Carolina.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, South Carolina, United States.
Others have South Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference. These listings illustrate some of the history and contributions of African Americans in South Carolina.
Commercial area centered around jct. of U.S. 321 and SC 72 (original) and Roughly bounded by Hemphill Ave., Brawley, Saluda, and FooteSts. and along Reedy St. (increase), Chester, South Carolina: Coordinates: Area: 300 acres (120 ha) 250 acres (100 ha) increase
Chester is a small rural city in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,607 at the 2010 census, [5] down from 6,476 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chester County. [6] The community was segregated. Many African Americans, including the principal and teachers at Finley School, lived in East Chester. [7]
John James Hemphill was born on August 25, 1849, in Chester, South Carolina, to James H. Hemphill. He attended public schools and was graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1869. He studied law under his father and was admitted to the bar in 1870. [1] [2] [3]
Leake moved to Chester in 1951 and began working for the Lewis M. Hunt Funeral Home. In 1959, she opened her own business, the W.M. Leake Funeral Home, at Third and Broomall Streets in Chester. In May 1972, she moved the business to 10th and Pusey Street in Chester. [2] The funeral home was purchased by the Hunt Irving Funeral Home in 2007.
The 3-story brick building with a clock tower is located on a hill overlooking Bowman Field. Tillman Hall is currently the home of the College of Education. Connected to Tillman Hall is the Tillman Auditorium, a 755-seat auditorium that formerly was a campus chapel named Memorial Chapel.
Fred W. Symmes Chapel, also known locally as "Pretty Place", is an open-air chapel located in Cleveland, South Carolina. Built in 1941 by Fred Symmes, it is situated on Stone Mountain at an elevation of 3,200 feet [1] overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. [2] [3] It is visited by an estimated 312,000 people annually. [4]