Things To Do in Sharon, South Carolina

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Inscription. [Marker Front], Col. Edward Lacey (1742-1813), prominent officer in the American Revolution in the S. C. backcountry, occupied this hill west of Turkey Creek in the late summer of 1780. Lacey, who commanded S. C. militiamen ... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Front]: This bank, built in 1909-10 by W. W. Blair, was the first bank in the town of Sharon, incorporated in 1889. Its first officers were J. H. Saye, president; J. L. Rainey, vice president; and A. M. Haddon, cashier. ... More on HMDB

The church is not a building, but a people God is building together into the family of God. Join the Bullock Creek faith community and hear faithful ... More on Bullockcreek.org

Inscription. Under leadership of Dr. Joseph Alexander, pastor 1774-1801, this church, organized in 1769, was a Whig stronghold during the Revolution. Three hundred yards west is the site of one of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. According to tradition, after the Battle of Kings Mountain, troops led by Colonel Edward Lacey retired to the high hills of Bullock's Creek. In 1876 York historian Rev. Robert Lathan f... More on HMDB

Inscription. Town of Sharon: John L. Rainey, owner of large tracts of land on which Sharon was established, conveyed land to the Presbyterian church in 1889 and 1898, the Methodists in 1897, and th... More on HMDB

Inscription. [Front]: A two-story log house built ca. 1771 for John Dickey (1703-1789) stood about 100 yds. NE until 1988, when it was moved to Kings Mountain State Park. Dickey, a native of Ireland, emigrated to Virginia with his ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Front:), The land on which the town of Hickory Grove developed was granted to John McKenney in 1771 by George III of England. The Hickory Grove Post Office was in operation as early as 1831, and a free public school ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On July 12, 1780, at Williamson's Plantation about one-fifth of a mile east from here, Loyalist forces under Capt. Christian Huck were defeated by American forces led by Cols. William Bratton, William Hill, Edward Lacey, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The information on the historical marker to the left[sic] is not accurate, The inscription on the back is an honorable tribute to Martha Brattons bravery prior to the battle. Watts tombstone, a reproduction, is in tribute ... More on HMDB