The Rock Hill Herald reported on Feb. 24, 1942 – “The Macedonia Baptist Church, a portion of which was 154 years old, was destroyed by fire which broke out during the morning service on Sunday Feb. 22. Fireman were called from Gaffney about seven miles away. The church had been remodeled about fifteen years ago, the pastor is Rev. J.W. Sprinkle.”
City Directories and History: R&R has divided the 1939 SCDOT map of Cherokee County into (14) sectional maps. Many of the individually listed schools and churches shown on this section are pictured. However, in many cases, the individual site also has its own post on R&R, which often provides added information and image. Be wise and use the search function to locate all of the entries for this and other homeplace listings.
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In the western section of the county lies the Love Springs Community which acquired its name from Civil War Captain W.P. Love. The springs however go back to the days of the Indians who believed them to have vast healing powers. The white man on moving into the area also used the waters to bathe away such varied nuisances as irritation from poison oak and ivy, insect bites and other maladies of the skin. In yet a later time one Clint Smith and his family operated a swimming pool and picnic area that citizens from far and wide came to enjoy.
(Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)
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