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The county is named for Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, a British politician who opposed the Stamp Act of 1765, which was deeply unpopular in South Carolina, and who was known for always speaking up for the rights of the colonists while he was serving in the British Parliament and when he served as British Secretary of State.
People's Free Library of South Carolina is a historic library building located at Lowrys, Chester County, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1903–04, and is a small, one-story, rectangular building with a single room. The building has a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and stone foundation piers. It features a wooden wraparound porch.
Chesterfield is a town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,357 as of the 2020 census . [ 5 ] It is the county seat of Chesterfield County, and least populous of all South Carolina county seats.
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Location of Chesterfield County in South Carolina. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682. [4] Historically, county government in South Carolina has been fairly weak. [5] The 1895 Constitution made no provision for local government, effectively reducing counties to creatures of the state.
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.
Pageland is located in northwestern Chesterfield County at (34.771272, -80.391630 U.S. Route 601 passes through the town, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Monroe, North Carolina, and southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Kershaw.