York County History: The Sharon United Methodist Church on Shannon Road is a fine example of High Gothic style with its Gothic arches and stained glass windows. The present church building was constructed in 1919 on land purchased from John Rainey. This is the second church structure. [Historical Properties of York County, SC – 1995]
William Smith Gibson and his family were charter members of the Sharon Methodist Church and in 1923 he was secretary-treasurer. At the time he was working for W. L. Hill. In 1925 Gibson defeated incumbent Mayor Pratt. In 1931 the town was waiting for the Postal Department to appoint a permanent Postmaster. At the time Lon Dowdle was acting Postmaster. Applied for the position was W. S. Gibson, Boyd Latham, and Henry H. Hood; Gibson was appointed. The first international money order sent from Sharon was in July 1938. Gibson sold the $7 money order to Sam Poulos a
Greek fruitier who sent the order to his brother in Greece. [Contribution of J.L. West]
Note the original name of this street was Owl Street but no matter what it is called, it does not show on Walker’s 1910 map of Sharon, SC.
Informative links: Carpenter Gothic Architecture
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