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York / ˈ j ɔːr k / is a city in and county seat of York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was approximately 6,985 at the 2000 census and up to 7,736 at the 2010 census. [5] York is located approximately 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina and 13 miles (21 km) west of Rock Hill, South Carolina .
Website. www .yorkcountygov .com. York County is a county on the north central border in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 282,090, [1] making it the seventh-most populous county in the state. [2] Its county seat is the city of York, [3] and its most populous community is Rock Hill.
October 18, 1979. York Historic District in York, South Carolina is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] [2] [3] The district includes Hart House and Wilson House, which are both separately listed on the NRHP. Wilson House Old Jail.
The presence of slavery in the 13 states was part of the personal and legislative lives of many of the 64 delegates who met in York for nine months. South Carolina’s Henry Laurens, for example ...
34°53′52″N 81°10′32″W. / 34.897778°N 81.175556°W / 34.897778; -81.175556 ( Bethesda Presbyterian Church) McConnells. 5. Brattonsville Historic District. Brattonsville Historic District. August 19, 1971. ( #71000812) East of McConnells on County Road 165 off South Carolina Highway 322.
On October 17, 1871, U.S. President Ulysses Grant declared nine South Carolina counties to be in active rebellion, and suspended habeas corpus. The order allowed federal troops, under the command of Major Lewis Merrill, to execute mass-arrests and begin the process of crushing the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan in federal court. Merrill reported ...
South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England.Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. South Carolina was formed in 1712. By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions, expeditions and failed colonization attempts, notably the short-living French outpost of Charlesfort followed by ...
Wilson House (York, South Carolina) / 34.99333°N 81.24222°W / 34.99333; -81.24222. Wilson House, also known as Old Jail and Yorkville Jail, is a historic home located in York, York County, South Carolina. It is attributed to Robert Mills and was built in 1828. It is a three-story, brick building originally designed as a local jail.