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Sibley Mill and Confederate Powder Works Chimney

The Little River Baptist Church was built in 1845. The church started as Gibson’s Meeting House and was established in 1768. The original meeting house was the site of a Revolutionary War battle and the current building was damaged by Union troops during the Civil War

The Robertville Baptist Church was established ca. 1781 as the Black Swamp Baptist Church. The congregation moved to this location in 1824 and built a church here that was burned by Union troops at the end of the Civil War. This building was originally the Ascension Episcopal Church of Gillisonville, built ca. 1847. In 1867, it was purchased from Ascension and moved to its present location

Civil War Reenactment at the Cross Keys House. No battle actually occurred here, but Jefferson Davis, along with his cabinet and military escort, dined here on their flight from Richmond

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The John Craig House was built 1795-1798 by John Craig. Craig was a veteran of the American Revolution. This home was used by Union General William T. Sherman as his personal headquarters during the Civil War

The old St. David’s Episcopal Church formed in 1768. This church was constructed in 1770 and it was the last Anglican church in South Carolina built under the rule of King George III. The church was used as a hospital in both the Revolutionary and the Civil War⁠

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Theodore Kohn Building

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Legare Waring House

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Civil War items found in Fort Mill. Many local items are on display at the Fort Mill History Museum

The gardens at the Hampton-Preston House. The original gardens started around 1818, but were bulldozed in 1947