The USS South Carolina by a congressional naval appropriation act of 3 March 1905 allowed the … [Read more...]
Liberia: Land of the Free – African American Resettlement
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on March 21, 1872 - "The American Colonization Society was organized … [Read more...]
Hickory Grove is the Place
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Nov. 21, 1888 from Eda Jane: "Since the opening of a cotton … [Read more...]
War and the Pox
At the height of the Spanish American War, in the early summer of 1898, a fear of a smallpox … [Read more...]
The Story of Mosie Gabbie
More than likely, Moses Gabbie of the Beersheba Church community would have lived out his life in … [Read more...]
Vines and Howell on the Howell’s Ferry – Mrs. Tabitha Howell Brings Methodism to York County
The Yorkville Enquirer reported on Oct. 4, 1893, "the loss of the ferry boat at Howell's Ferry has … [Read more...]
Bethesda Folklore
About 1802 Reverend Walker of Bethesda Presbyterian Church heard of the religious revival that was … [Read more...]
Flat Iron Philosophy
The following anonymous poem was originally written in country dialect and published in The Ram's … [Read more...]
Tribes of Red Men in York County
During the spring of 1929, the Improved Order of Red Men was making its way into South Carolina … [Read more...]
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