City Directories and History: The Rock Hill Records reported on Oct. 1, 1911 – “It was reported by the Chester Reporter newspaper, that Clerk of Court, J.E. Cornwell is recording the charter of the Carolina Traction Company, the corporation of which J.M. Cherry of Rock Hill, and W.S. Lee and George Stephens of Charlotte, are the incorporates, and which has receive a commission from the Sec. of State to build a trolley line in Landsford, Lewisville and Rossville Townships of Chester Co., in addition to the main lines in and around Rock Hill and Charlotte. This is taken to mean that the company intends to take up operations in Chester County shortly. Work has already begun on the line in Rock Hill and judging from the progress, cars will be running in a few months.”
The Rock Hill Record of Feb. 15, 1912 reported – “One of the Edison storage battery cars for the Carolina Traction Co., to be used in Rock Hill reached here Tuesday morning. Sec. of the company is James S. White.”
The Rock Hill Record on Feb. 26, 1912 stated – “The new trolley cars are not yet running on a regular schedule for the Carolina Traction Company. There are three miles of track completed. The tracks start at the shed above Winthrop College, down Oakland Ave., Railroad Ave., through the business center and out East Main Street to a point opposite the Highland Park Mill.”
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