The Rock Hill Herald of Nov. 29, 1888 – “Ashland, a station on the GC&N railroad is now known as Edgemoor. Ashland was to liable to be mistaken for Ashford and established PO in S.C.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on May 29, 1889 on an excursion from Chester to Monroe on the new GC&N Railroad. “A few tickets have been sold between Chester and the Catawba River, and in order to board these ticket holders stops were made at Rodman, Hicklin, and Edgemoor, towns with no past at all, not much present and immense futures.”
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Collection note from attorney J.R. Fairey of Rock Hill on behalf of the Roddey Mercantile Co., ca. 1896. Courtesy of the RRF Collection 2020
The Rock Hill Herald reported on Nov. 29, 1888, that Ashland, a station on the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railroad is now known as Edgemoor. Ashland was to liable to be mistaken for Ashford and established post office in this state.”
The Yorkville Enquirer of Feb. 4, 1891 reported, “Mr. J.C. Dickey is putting up a neat cottage which will be occupied by Mr. Lloyd, the Depot Agent.”
The YV Enquirer reported on Feb. 20, 1889 – “Fifty acres of land surrounding the Edgemoor Station on the GCN Railroad have been deeded to W.B. Wilson, Jr., and W.J. Roddey and they expect to build quiet a town there. Mr. Wilson has a contract for 200,000 ft of lumber to build a hotel, school house, churches, drugstore and livery stable.”
The Enquirer reported on July 29, 1891 – “The Edgemoor school will open in its new building.”
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Feb. 25, 1891 – “Mr. D.D. Chambers has received lumber for erection of a cottage.”
The Enquirer reported on July 29, 1891 – “Mr. A.S. Rogers, a student at Erskine College is teaching at Harmony Station.”
The Rock Hill Herald reported on Oct. 24, 1896 – “That Mr. S. E. Clinton is building a large frame store at Edgemoor.”
The Rock Hill Herald on May 29, 1899 reported – “The house of Wade Parish, section master at Harmony Station, was destroyed by fire yesterday.”
The Rock Hill Herald reported on Nov. 11, 1899 – “Ms. Statia Wideman, of Due West, S.C., has been secured for a teacher for the next term of the Edgemoor School. Ms. Wideman comes highly recommended.”
The RH Herald reported on Nov. 11, 1899 – “Ms. Statia Wideman of Due West has been secured as teacher for the next term of the Edgemoor School.”
The RH Herald reported on Dec. 13, 1899 – “The Harmony School, about a quarter mile from Harmony Baptist Church, is flourishing under the management of Mr. J.G. Edwards. ”
The Rock Hill Herald of Aug. 29, 1900 reported – “Dr. Arthur Lynn, the young MD at Edgemoor, can be reached by telephone that is connected to the central office in Rock Hill. He has two phones at his place of boarding with Mrs. Dickey. The other phone is connected with the line at Roddey’s Station and messages can be transferred at Roddey’s to Dr. Lynn.”
The Herald reported on Sept. 15, 1900 – “Mr. Jim Glass has erected a gin house at Edgemoor.”
The Rock Hill Record reported on Feb. 28, 1907 – “The Phoenix Bridge Co., is in Edgemoor and has started a new bridge for the Seaboard Railroad over Fishing Creek.”
The Record reported on Feb. 6, 1908 – “In Edgemoor, sixty thousand bricks have been laid on the campus for a new school building. We hope Edgemoor will have a nice school house some day.”
The RH Record reported on Oct. 15, 1908 – “School classes have begun in the new school building in Edgemoor. Mrs. Hoke is the Principal, assisted by Ms. Janie Chambers.”
The Rock Hill Record reported on Feb. 4, 1909 – “Mr. Protman, a blacksmith from Rock Hill has moved his family to Edgemoor. They occupy part of the Chamber’s House on Main Street. He is running a public shop there.”
The RH Record of March 25, 1909 reported, ” “Mr. J. D. Glass of Edgemoor has recently purchased the store and stock of goods of Mr. W.L. Walker, south of Harmony Church, and is now conducting a general store at that place with Mr Lafayette Key of Lando in charge. Mr. Glass is one of the most prominent merchants in Edgemoor.”

The Edgemoor Depot and Store. Courtesy of the CDGS – 2012
“The first name of the town was Ashland. The name Edgemoor was suggested to John C. Dickey by General R.F. Hoke, President of Seaboard Airline Railroad. It is understood that the name of the railroad construction company putting the tracks through was the Edgemoor-Delaware Railroad Construction Company. This research has not definitely determined when the spelling of Edgemoor was changed but it has been narrowed to between 1907 and 1912. As was shown on the rural route map, in 1907, it was still spelled Edgemoor. The spelling in the Lyle book, “Lyle Family” published in 1912 includes the second “e.”
Mr. J.D. Glass was boss on the grading job for the railroad. He came to this country from Montreal, Canada where he was born of Scotch parents, who came over from Glasgow, Scotland. He came to Edgemoor in 1885, married Miss Nellie Walker and became a prosperous farmer and dairyman. He also established a mercantile business. Perhaps three or four persons now living in the area remember the first train coming to Edgemoor. Among them F.W. Hicklin, Sr. who tells with delight how his negro nurse took him and his older sister, Mary, to watch the great event. He confesses that as small children the noise and mighty power of that first train scared them.
The Rock Hill Record reported on Feb. 4, 1909 – “In the news from Lyle, Walker Mercantile Co., has sold its entire stock to Mr. J. D. Glass of Edgemoor and Mr. Lafayette Key of Lando, who are now open for business.”
With train transportation for mail and freight Edgemoor became the post office and business center for the surrounding area. A rural route for the farm families around Edgemoor was established through the influence of Congressman Finley. R.D. Robinson was appointed carrier. Later Route #2 was established with W.C. Nunnery as carrier. Mr. Robinson and Mr. Nunnery used horse and buggy as a conveyance. R.J. White substituted for W.C. Nunnery for a year after Mr. Nunnery had a serious accident caused by his runaway horse. Mr. A.H. Orr was appointed carrier January 1, 1907. The post office was in several different buildings very probably in this order. W.E. Dickey store, he was first post master, Mr. R.A. Willis store, Mr. W.C. Nunnery store, W.H. Hamilton Co., and is now in what was formerly the H.G. Hitchcock store, but it is now Hicklin’s Cash Grocery and J.W. Hicklin, store owner, is now postmaster. The succession of postmasters is as follows: W.E. Dickey, J.D. Glass, S.E. Clinton, Miss Mary Dorothy Culp, J.R. Hamilton, Mrs. A.H. Orr (acting) and John W. Hicklin, Sr.
As has been mentioned, the Robinsons and Dickeys owned the land in this area along with the Seaboard Airline Railroad. Both Mr. Sidney Robinson and Mr. John C. Dickey gave right of way to the railroad and Mr. Robinson was promised the depot but it was located in the present town of Edgemoor at the request of the Fishing Creek Manufacturing Company in Lando.
The town of Edgemoor was incorporated in 1892. The first “City Fathers” were W.F. Adams, W.C. Woods, J.F. Chambers, R.D. Robinson and W.E. Dickey. Merchants in the early years were W.E. Dickey, S.C. Robinson, Glass and Ardrey, Crawford and Ardrey, R.A. Willis, T.F. Clinton and Son, A.H. Orr, Nunnery and Orr, and W.C. Nunnery. A drug store was operated for a short time. Later merchants include W.H. Hamilton Company established in 1910 and operated through part of 1957. Also included are H.G. Hitchcock and George S. Glass. Mr. Glass owned a garage and grist mill. Mr. Glass was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Edgemoor in 1913. He was a nephew of J.D. Glass who was the Glass of Glass and Ardrey. at one time claimed a show maker in the person of John Bunyan Ferguson. He was crippled, but an efficient workman.”
(Information in part from: Chester County Heritage Book, Vol. I, Edt. by Collins – Knox, Published by the Chester Co Hist. Society – Jostens Printing, 1982)
The following individuals purchased the lots in 1914 which were advertised for sale in downtown Edgemoor, S.C. The list: A. H. Orr, M. M. Wilkes, L.S. Nunnery, J.R. Culp, W. J. Cornwell, J. D. Glass, S.A. Rodman, T.R. Thompson, W. C. Nunnery, W. H. Hamilton, R. H. Westbrook, J. H. Pittman, and N.B. Williams. (RH Record, Feb. 12, 1914)
EARLY LAND OWNERS AND GRANTS AROUND LANDO & EDGEMOOR: See PDF this page!
Allen, Margaret E.
Barber, Osmond Capt.
Barber, William A.
Boyd, David
Brice, Walter Dr.
Broach, William P.
Carter, Henry N.
Cherry, Gregory
Cherry, James M.
Cherry, William
Crawford, James
Davis, Carrie E.
Fairis, Thomas or Thomas Faires
Ferguson, Green
Ferguson, Henry
Gordon, Aaron
Green, Allen Jones Major
Green, Lucy P.
Hall, Robert Dr.
Hamilton, James D.
Hamilton, Mary
Hamilton, Patrick
Hamilton, Samuel
Hefley, Andrew
Hefley, Elizabeth
Hughs, Thomas
Johnson, Benjamin
Johnson, William
Johnston, Jane M.
Johnston, Joseph W. L.
Johnston, William
Johnston, William B.
Jones, Cadwallader
Kearny, Stephen
Kee, Cephas
Keenan, Ellen
Keenan, George
Keenan, Stephen
Killian, E. H.
Kirkpatrick, Francis
Letsinger, Andrew
Lewis, Titus
Linn, Robert
Lock, Benjamin
Lyles, Thomas
Lyles, William
Maxwell, Hamilton
McCrorey, John
McErvin, John
McKinney, John
McKinney, Samuel
Nesbit, Samuel
Nightingale, Thomas
Reaves, Sarah
Rives, John
Robertson, James
Robison, Robert
Robinson, James
Rowell, Jeremiah
Scott, William
Smith, William
Tiller, Joseph
Walker, John A. Dr.
Westbrook, Arthur
Westbrook, Arthur Grier
Westbrook, Arthur Grier Jr.
Westbrook, Robert Hall
Westbrook, William B.
Westbrook, William Wade
Westbrook, William Wade Jr.
White, Edward
White, Mary
White, Robert J.
White, Thomas
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