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March 12, 1785
- On March 12, 1785, four years after the British surrender at Yorktown, the County of York was chartered by the South Carolina legislature.
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By the 1760s, hardy Scotch-Irish colonists were making their way down the 700 mile Great Wagon Road from Pennsylvania, bringing with them our community’s name in recognition of England’s 15 th Century War Of The Roses between the White Rose City (York) and the Red Rose City (Lancaster).
On March 12, 1785, four years after the British surrender at Yorktown, the County of York was chartered by the South Carolina legislature. It covered 685 square miles and was created when the old Camden District was divided into seven counties.
The book is a brief history of the formation in 1785–1787 of the County of York, South Carolina, and also of the Village of York, together with abstracts of the first deeds to the 88 lots and 19 tracts of land shown on the village plan drawn up by Colonel William Hill, the proprietary.
The town of Yorkville was established as the County seat in 1785. Situated between two Revolutionary battle sites, the Battle of Kings Mountain and the Battle of Williamson's Plantation, York was the only county in South Carolina to remain undefeated during that war.
Oct 6, 2023 · The city was named after York, England, and it played a significant role in the Revolutionary War. Organizations such as the Yorkville Female Academy and the King's Mountain Military Academy were established in the early 19th century, contributing to the city's educational heritage.
The county was officially established by an act of the South Carolina General Assembly in March 1785, with the county seat at Fergus Crossroads, which became the town of Yorkville and later the city of York.
Jul 7, 2016 · The first European settlers were Scots-Irish from Virginia and Pennsylvania. The county was named for York, Pennsylvania, and the county seat was situated at a place known as Fergus’ Cross Roads. The town of Yorkville (later shortened to York) was laid out at the site and incorporated in 1849.
