Chester County is a county of about 30,000 residents located in South Carolina’s Piedmont region. The county is known for the rivers that constitute its borders: the Catawba River and the Broad River. Chester serves as the county seat.
The county was founded in 1785 within the Camden District and named in honor of Chester County, Pennsylvania. The battle of Fishing Creek took place in Chester County during the Revolutionary War. After the Civil War, Chester became important to the economy of the region due to the construction of the Columbia-Chester railroad line. Both agriculture and the textile industry grew in the county during this time.
A History of Chester, South Carolina. Accessed June o6, 2016.
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When it comes to the event Teen CEO Day, CEO stands for “Career Exploration Opportunity.” Teen CEO Day allows eighth grade students from Chester, Lancaster, and York Counties to talk with...
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Chester, seat of Chester County, is one of three South Carolina towns named by settlers after their Pennsylvania homes when they migrated here in 1755 (the other two are York and Lancaster). The...
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The men's clothing store of S.M. Jones and Company in Chester, around the turn of the century. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.
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The "spiritine" or turpentine factory in Cheraw was active at the turn of the 20th century. Courtesy of the Cheraw Visitors Bureau.
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Dr. Walker Gill Wylie (1848–1923) was a surgeon and civil engineer—who developed operational procedures for the nation’s hospitals, organized the first nursing school at Bellevue Hospital, New York...
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"H" is for Hemphill, Robert Witherspoon, Sr. [1915-1983] Congressman. Jurist. Solicitor 6th Circuit. 4th Judicial Circuit.
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Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church, in Chester County, was organized in 1752. This photograph was taken around 1917-1918. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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The junior class and the fourth grade of an unnamed African-American school in Chester, around 1912.
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State and County Fair competitions were an important way for farmers to exchange information about their crops and livestock. Until the 1960s, separate segregated fairs were held, both in individual...
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The Chester County courthouse was the site of a meeting of the Union League, the Republican organization that dominated Reconstruction politics in the county, uniting African-Americans and a few...
