Benjamin Franklin correctly observed that everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything … [Read more...]
Vines and Howell on the Howell’s Ferry
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Oct. 4, 1893, "the loss of the ferry boat at Howell's Ferry has … [Read more...]
Walker’s Postal Map #15
City Directories and History: Walker's 1910 Postal Route map is an invaluable tool in tracking … [Read more...]
William Smith Wilkerson – Hickory Grove, S.C.
City Directories and History: Western York County author and historian, J.L. West, has provided … [Read more...]
York County Weather
City Directories and History: Western York County author and historian, J.L. West, has provided … [Read more...]
Life in 1879
City Directories and History: Western York County author and historian, J.L. West, has provided … [Read more...]
13217 Smith Ford Road – Smith’s Ford and Farm
City Directories and History: The historic crossing on the Broad River north of the current Irene … [Read more...]
1002 River Road
Pictured are two former slaves of the Smith Family who once had a beautiful antebellum home on what … [Read more...]
1684 Walnut Grove Road – Historic Mitchell Homeplace
Jonathan Whitley, from Virginia, settled about 1/2 mile from the Broad River in the late 1700's and … [Read more...]
