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Named for its concentration of English settlers during the 1770s, this region is rich in Colonial history, Revolutionary War battlegrounds, centuries-old cemeteries and important historic sites. Uncover stories of the past at old plantations and family farms. Visit preserved African American homes and churches, and learn about the area’s earliest inhabitants at Catawba Indian Nation cultural sites. IN THIS REGION Chester, Cheraw, Camden, Chesterfield, Fort Mill, Kershaw, Lancaster, Rock Hill A Perfect Day in Rock Hill MORNING At Knowledge Perk, kick-start your day with an IcePerk made with coffee beans roasted onsite, and walk by sculptures and water features at Glencairn Garden. AFTERNOON Let kids get hands-on with minerals, fossils and more in the Smithsonian-styled Naturalist Center at the Museum of York County. EVENING Taste your way through a flight of four craft beers at Rock Hill Brewing Company and order a a sausage and goat cheese woodfired pizza at the next-door Millstone Pizza + Taphouse. Arts & Culture Arts Council of Chester County 123 Main St., Chester 803-581-2030 •artschester.com Arts Center of Kershaw County 810 Lyttleton St., Camden 803-425-7676 •fineartscenter.org Arts Council of York County 121 E. Main St., Rock Hill 803-328-2787 •yorkcountyarts.org Catawba Cultural Center 1536 Tom Stevens Rd., Rock Hill 803-328-2427 •catawbaindiancrafts.com Chastains Studio Lofts 107 S. Main St., Lancaster 803-804-3659 Cheraw Arts Commission 200 Powe St., Cheraw 843-537-8422 •visitcheraw.com Chesterfield Arts Commission 100 E. Main St., Chesterfield 843-623-5677 •oldeenglishdistrict.com/ things-to-do/arts-culture Fairfield County Arts Council The Gallery Over the Top 115 S. Palmer St., Ridgeway 803-337-2427 •overthetopinridgeway.com Fort Mill Art Guild 1750 Hwy. 160 W., Fort Mill 803-548-3159 •fortmillartguild.com Gallery 120 120 Bethel St., Clover 803-222-9493 •cloversc.org Gettys Art Center 201 E. Main St., Rock Hill 803-328-2787 •yorkcountyarts.org Lancaster County Council of the Arts 201 W. Gay St., Lancaster 803-285-7451 •lccarts.net Lancaster Cultural Arts Center 307 W. Gay St., Lancaster 347-604-2179 •lcshp.org Lancaster Performing Arts at the Bundy Auditorium 476 Hubbard Dr., Lancaster 803-289-1486 •usclancaster.sc.edu McCelvey Center 212 E. Jefferson St., York 803-684-3948 •chmuseums.org Narroway Productions 3327 SC Hwy. 51, Fort Mill 803-802-2300 •narroway.net Native American Studies Center 119 S. Main St., Lancaster 803-313-7172 •usclancaster.sc.edu/nas Union County Arts Council 116 E. Main St., Union 864-429-2817 •oldeenglishdistrict.com/ things-to-do/arts-culture Winthrop University Galleries Winthrop Campus, Rock Hill 803-323-2493 • winthrop.edu/galleries Attractions & Amusement Centers Adventure Air Sports Rock Hill 2375 Cherry Rd., Rock Hill 803-326-3838 •rockhill.adventureairsports.com Benford Brewing Company 2271 Boxcar Rd., Lancaster 803-416-8422 •benfordbrewing.com Bob Doster Backstreet Studio 217 E. Gay St., Lancaster 803-285-9190 •bobdoster.com Carowinds 14523 Carowinds Blvd., Fort Mill 803-548-5300 •carowinds.com Cotton Hills Farm and Market 2633 Lowrys Hwy., Chester 803-581-4545 •cottonhillsfarm.com Escape Eight 2301 Dave Lyle Blvd., Rock Hill 803-386-3841 •escapeeight.com Fishing Creek Creamery 3694 Fishing Creek Church Rd. Chester 803-899-1279 Fountain Park 300 E. Main St., Rock Hill 803-326-3838 •fountainparkrockhill.com Giordana Velodrome 1000 Riverwalk Pkwy., Rock Hill 803-326-2453 •giordanavelodrome.com Goat Daddy’s Farm 144 Tomahaw Trail, Elgin 803-605-3286 •facebook.com/goatdaddys High Seas Miniature Golf 1001 Charlotte Hwy., Indian Land 803-228-3143 • highseasgolf.com Laura’s Tea Room 105 S. Palmer St., Ridgeway 803-337-8594 •laurastearoom.com MindGames Escape Rooms 1807 Cherry Rd., Rock Hill 803-366-6475 •mindgamesrh.com Piedmont Physic Garden 301 E. South St., Union 864-427-2556 •piedmontphysicgarden.org Mr. Putty’s Fun Park 2333 Dam Rd., Tega Cay 844-677-8889 •mrputtys.com Old McCaskill’s Farm 37 Cantey Ln., Rembert 803-432-9537 •oldmccaskillsfarm.com Rock Hill BMX Supercross Track 1307 Riverwalk Pkwy., Rock Hill 803-326-2441 •rockhillscbmx.com Union County Dragway 2102 Santuc-Carlisle Hwy., Union 864-466-0000 •uniondragway.com Windy Hill Orchard & Cider Mill 1860 Black Hwy., York 803-684-0690 •windyhillorchard.com Guided Tours Camden Historic Tours 607 Broad St., Camden 803-432-2557 •classicallycarolina.com/tours Captain Darryl’s Guide Service 3145 Long Meadow Rd., Rock Hill 803-324-7912•captaindarryls.com Chester Historic District Self-Guided Walking Tour 157 Wylie St., Chester 803-385-2330•chesterhistorysc.com Historic Cheraw Cell Phone Tour 221 Market St., Cheraw 843-537-8400•cheraw.com Lancaster Cultural Arts District Self-Guided Walking Tour 216 S. Catawba St., Lancaster 803-289-1492•lancastercitysc.com Historic Sites & Museums African American Cultural Center of Camden 517 York St., Camden 803-425-6050•classicallycarolina.com Bonds Conway House 811 Fair St., Camden 803-425-1123 •kershawcountyhistoricalsociety.org Brainerd Institute 115 Marquis St., Chester 803-519-7535 •brainerdinstituteheritage.org CAMDEN ARCHIVES & MUSEUM 1314 Broad St., Camden 803-425-6050 CamdenSCHistory.com Local & county history museum displaying Native American artifacts & genealogical records. Home to the Ross E. Beard Collection – the Best Gun Collection in the South. Camden Battlefield & Longleaf Pine Preserve 1606 Flat Rock Rd., Camden 803-432-9841•historiccamden.org Cheraw Historic District & Town Green 221 Market St., Cheraw 843-537-8425•cheraw.com Cheraw Lyceum 220 Market St., Cheraw 843-537-8425•cheraw.com Chester County Historical Society Museum 107 McAliley St., Chester 803-385-2332•chesterschistory.org Chester County Transportation Museum 157 Wylie St., Chester 803-385-2330•chesterschistory.org Comporium Telephone Museum 117 Elk Ave., Rock Hill 803-324-4030 •comporium.com/29730/ about-telephone-museum Dizzy Gillespie Sites in Cheraw 100 Huger St. & 321 Market St., Cheraw 888-537-0014•cheraw.com Fairfield County Historical Museum 231 S. Congress St., Winnsboro 803-635-9811•fairfieldsc.com /secondary.aspx?pageID=125 Freedom Walkway 607 Broad St., Rock Hill •freedomwalkway.com Fort Mill History Museum 107 Clebourne St., Fort Mill 803-802-3646•fmhm.org Haile Gold Mine Depot 106 N. Cleveland St., Kershaw 803-475-3201 •scpictureproject.org Historic Boykin 73 Boykin Mill Rd., Boykin 803-424-4731•boykinmillfarms.com Historic Brattonsville 1444 Brattonsville Rd., McConnells 803-684-2327 •chmuseums.org Historic Camden 222 Broad St., Camden 803-432-9841•historiccamden.org Historic Lancaster County Jail 208 W. Gay St., Lancaster 803-289-1492•lancastercitysc.com Historic Rock Hill at The White Home 258 E. White St., Rock Hill 803-329-1020• historicrockhill.com Ingrams’ Pee Dee River Artifacts Room 204 Market St., Cheraw 843-537-6565•oldeenglish district.com/points-of-interest/ pee-dee-river-artifacts-room Lancaster & Chester Railroad Museum 512 S. Main St., Lancaster 803-286-2100 •landcrailroad.com/museum.html Lancaster County Historic Courthouse & Museum 100 N. Main St., Lancaster 803-289-1492•lancastercitysc.com Lando Manetta-Mills History Center 3801 Lando Rd., Lando 803-789-6361•landomanettamills historycenter.com Main Street Children’s Museum 133 E. Main St., Rock Hill 803-327-6400•chmuseums.org McBee Railroad Museum & Library 96 W. Pine Ave., McBee 843-335-7515•townofmcbeesc.com McCrory’s Building & Lunch Counter 135 E. Main St., Rock Hill 803-329-5200•civilrightstrail.com McLeod Farms Antique Museum 29247 Hwy. 151 McBee 843-335-8335•macspride.com Mt. Croghan Museum 121 Old Lancaster Hwy., Mt. Croghan 843-634-3810 •mtcroghan.com/museum Museum of York County 4621 Mt. Gallant Rd., Rock Hill 803-329-2121•chmuseums.org Musgrove Mill State Historic Site 398 State Park Rd., Clinton 864-938-0100 •southcarolinaparks.com National Steeplechase Museum at Springdale Race Course 200 Knight’s Hill Rd., Camden 803-432-6513 •steeplechasemuseum.org Old St. David’s Episcopal Church 91 Church St., Cheraw 843-537-8400 •cheraw.com Robert Mills Historic Courthouse 607 Broad St., Camden 803-432-2557 •classicallycarolina. com/what-do/historic-sites/robert-millscourthouse Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site 2677 Sardis Rd., Union 864-427-5966 •southcarolinaparks.com South Carolina Railroad Museum 110 Industrial Park Rd., Winnsboro 803-635-9893 •scrm.org Southern African American Heritage Center 125 Kershaw St., Cheraw 843-921-9989 •Southernaaheritagecenter.org Union County Museum 127 W. Main St., Union 864-429-5081 •unioncountymuseum.com Winnsboro Town Clock 100 Congress St., Winnsboro 803-635-4242 •fairfieldchamber.com Outdoor Recreation Andrew Jackson State Park 196 Andrew Jackson Park Rd., Lancaster, 803-285-3344 •southcarolinaparks.com Anne Springs Close Greenway 2573 Lake Haigler Dr., Fort Mill 803-547-4575 •ascgreenway.org Bermuda High Soaring School 4278 Thermal Trail, Jefferson 803-475-7627 •bermudahighsoaring.com Big Buck Racing 170 Red Barn Rd., Enoree 864-680-8589 •bigbuckracing.com Camden Riverfront Environmental Park 174 Bramblewood Plantation Rd., Camden • facebook.com/creponwateree Canaan Zipline Canopy Tour 3111 Sand Island Rd., Rock Hill 803-327-6932 •canaanzipline.com Carolina Motorsports Park 3662 Kershaw Hwy., Kershaw 803-475-2448 •carolinamotorsportspark.com Carolina Adventure World 1515 Arrowhead Rd., Winnsboro 803-482-3534 •carolinaadventureworld.com Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge 23734 U.S. Hwy. 1, McBee 843-335-8350 •fws.gov/carolinasandhills Cheraw Fish Hatchery 433 Fish Hatchery Ln., Cheraw 843-537-7628 •hatcheries.dnr.sc.gov/cheraw Cheraw State Park 100 State Park Rd., Cheraw 843-537-9656 •southcarolinaparks.com Cherry Park 1466 Cherry Rd., Rock Hill 803-329-5672 •rockhillrocks.com Chester State Park 759 State Park Rd., Chester 803-385-2608 •southcarolinaparks.com Eagles Wings Hot Air Balloon Rides 1105 Christopher Circle, Rock Hill 803-230-1178 •eagleswingshotairballoons.com Edgewater Sunset Point Marina 2380 Catawba Ridge Blvd., Lancaster 803-283-9800 •edgewatergc.com/marina Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve 2048 Conservancy Rd., Kershaw 803-734-3893 •scgreatoutdoors.com/ park-fortyacrerock.html Gaston Farm Road Equestrian Center 2717 Gaston Farm Rd., Chester 864-374-6255 •gastonfarmequestirancenter.com Glencairn Garden 725 Crest St., Rock Hill 803-329-5620 •cityofrockhill.com/ departments/parks-recreation- -tourism/parks-facilities/ glencairn-garden Goodale State Park 650 Park Rd., Camden 803-432-2772 • southcarolinaparks.com Hanging Rock 1801-2499 Hanging Rock Rd., Heath Springs 803-385-6800 •discoversouth carolina.com/products/25693 H. Cooper Black J. Memorial Field Trial & Recreation Area 279 Sporting Dog Trail, Cheraw 843-378-1555 •southcarolinaparks.com Hardscramble Preserve for Education 217 Chesnut Ferry Rd., Camden • clemson.edu/cafls/nature-as-teacher Hermitage Farm Shooting Sports 2362 Tickle Hill Rd., Camden 803-432-0210 •hfsporting.com Huckle Grove 103 Black St., Rock Hill 803-329-5620 •visitrockhillsc.com Kings Mountain National Military Park 2625 Park Rd., Blacksburg 864-936-7921 •nps.gov Kings Mountain State Park 1277 Park Rd., Blacksburg 803-222-3209 •southcarolinaparks.com Lake Monticello Reservoir 200 Baltic Circle, Jenkinsville 803-748-3000 •oldeenglishdistrict.com Lake Wateree State Park 881 State Rd., Winnsboro 803-482-6401 •southcarolinaparks.com Lake Wylie 4490 Boatshore Rd., Rock Hill 803-366-6620•yorkcountygov.com Landsford Canal State Park 2051 Park Dr., Catawba 803-789-5800 •southcarolinaparks.com Lancaster Motor Speedway 223 Shiloh Unity Rd., Lancaster 803-285-1877 •lancastersuperspeedway.com Manchester Meadows 337 E. Mt. Gallant Rd., Rock Hill 803-326-3792•rockhillrocks.com Moree’s Sportsman’s Preserve 1217 Moree Rd., Society Hill 843-378-4831•moreespreserve.com Oak Grove Plantation 3207 Mountain Gap Rd., Richburg 803-519-7472 •oakgroveplantationsc.com Pageland Dragway 3167 Peach Orchard Rd., Jefferson 843-658-3556•pagelanddragway.com PowderKegg Wildlife Preserve 1390 Oakland School Rd., Cassatt 803-360-9769•powderkegg.org River Park 1782 Quality Circle, Rock Hill 803-329-5620•rockhillrocks.com Riverwalk Carolinas 998 Riverwalk Pkwy., Rock Hill 803-326-0085•riverwalkcarolinas.com Rock Hill Tennis Center 897 Maplewood Lane, Rock Hill 803-326-3842•visitrockhillsc.com Rocky Creek Sporting Clays 3390 Mountain Gap Rd., Richburg 803-482-2070 •rockycreeksportingclays.com Sand Hills State Forest 16218 Hwy. 1, Patrick 843-498-6478•state.sc.us/forest Skydive Carolina 1903 King Air Dr., Chester 803-581-5867•skydivecarolina.com South Carolina Equine Park 443 Cleveland School Rd., Camden 803-486-4938•scequinepark.com SouthTown Wake Park 255 E. Rambo Rd., Rock Hill 803-324-3020 •southtownwakepark.com Tennis Center of Camden & Pickleball Plaza 823 Campbell St., Camden 803-432-0252•cityofcamden.org Walnut Creek Park & Twelve Mile Creek Park 10521 Walnut Creek Pkwy., Indian Land 803-283-2111 •carolinathreadtrailmap.org Walt Schrader Trails 1444 Brattonsville Rd., McConnells 803-684-2327•chmuseums.org Walter Elisha Park 345 N. White St., Fort Mill 803-547-2273•fortmillsc.gov Wateree Veterans Park 550 Hwy. 1 South, Lugoff Shopping Artist Attic 930 Broad St., Camden 803-432-9955 •artistsatticgallery.com Camden Antiques Market 830 S. Broad St., Camden 803-432-0818 •camdenantiquesmarket.com The Edge of Broad Street 938 Broad St., Camden 803-713-7302 •faceook.com/jtldecor Rock Hill Galleria 2301 Dave Lyle Blvd., Ste. 20, Rock Hill 803-324-1711•rockhillgalleria.com Rutledge Street Gallery 508 Rutledge St., Camden 803-425-0071 • rutledgestreetgallery.com Golf Courses Carolina Lakes Golf Club 23012 Kingfisher Dr., Indian Land 803-547-9688, carolinalakesgc.com • 18 holes, par 72, 7,140 yards, Bent, architect Tim Freeland Cheraw State Park Golf Course 100 State Park Rd., Cheraw 843-537-2215, playcheraw.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,928 yards, Bermuda, architect Tom Jackson Chester Golf Club 770 Old Richburg Rd., Chester 803-581-5733, playchester.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,811 yards, Bent, architect Russell Breeden Edgewater Golf Club 2380 Catawba River Blvd., Lancaster 803-283-9800, edgewatergc.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,571 yards, architect Bruce Brodsky Fort Mill Golf Club 101 Country Club Dr., Fort Mill 803-547-2044, playfortmill.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,801 yards, MiniVerde Bermuda, architect Donald Ross & George Cobb Green River Country Club 714 Country Club Rd., Chesterfield 843-623-2233, greenrivercc.weebly.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,706 yards, Bermuda, architect Albert Zikorous Kershaw Golf Club 301 Club House Dr., Kershaw 803-475-2104, townofcherawsc.gov • 18 holes, par 72, 6,031 yards, Bermuda, architect David Johnson Lancaster Golf Club 1821 Springs Club Rd., Lancaster 803-416-4500, playlancaster.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,538 yards, MiniVerde, architect Donald Ross & Lewis Breeden Moree’s Cheraw Country Club 2431 Old Cash Rd., Cheraw 843-537-3412, cherawgolf.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,437 yards, Bermuda, architect Donald Ross Pinetuck Golf Club 2578 Tuckaway Rd., Rock Hill 803-327-1141, pinetuckgolf.com • 18 holes, par 71, 6,121 yards, Bent, architect George Dunlap Republic Golf Course 536 Evans Vaughn Dr., Great Falls 803-482-3300 • 9 holes, par 36, 3,154 yards, Bermuda, architect Spring Lake Country Club 1375 Spring Lake Rd., York 803-684-4541, springlakegolfcourse.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,748 yards, Bermuda, architect Bob Renault Springfield Golf Club 639 Hambly House Lane, Fort Mill 803-548-3318, playspringfield.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,906 yards, MiniVerde, architect Clyde Johnston Tega Cay Golf Club 15083 Molokai Dr., Tega Cay 803-548-3500, tegacaygolfclub.com • 27 holes, par 72, Bermuda (miniverde), architect Ezzell Clifton Waterford Golf Club 1900 Clubhouse Rd., Rock Hill 803-324-0300, thelinksatwaterford.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,942 yards, MiniVerde Bermuda Greens, architect Hale Irwin White Pines Golf Club 614 Mary Lane, Camden 803-432-7442, whitepinesgolfclub.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,352 yards, Bermuda, architect G. Fletcher White Plains Country Club 4816 White Plains Church Rd., Pageland, 843-672-7200, whiteplainscountryclub.com • 18 holes, par 72, 6,361 yards, Bent, architect Ed Riccoboni Winthrop University Golf Course 220 Garnet Dr., Rock Hill 803-323-2112, winthrop.edu • 9 holes, par 36 Visitor Centers Olde English District 803-385-6800 •oldeenglishdistrict.com Cheraw Chamber Of Commerce 221 Market St., Cheraw 843-537-7681•cherawchamber.com CHERAW VISITORS BUREAU 200 Market St., Cheraw 888-537-0014 cheraw.com Charming Cheraw, small town with big activities! From the SC Jazz Festival to our gorgeous historic architecture. Call for your free visitor package! Chester County Chamber of Commerce 109 Gadsden St., Chester, 803-581-4142•chesterchamber.com Chesterfield County Tourism Office 700 West Blvd., Chesterfield 843-623-6500 • discoverchesterfieldcounty.com Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce 100 N. Congress St., Winnsboro 803-635-4242•fairfieldchamber.sc Greater Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 100 Main St., Chesterfield 843-623-2131•chesterfield-sc.com Greater Clover Chamber of Commerce 118 Bethel St., Clover 803-222-3312•cloverchamber.org Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center 80 Campus Dr., Camden 803-432-2525 •kershawcountychamber.org Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center 264 Latitude Lane, Lake Wylie 803-831-2827•lakewyliesc.com Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce 453 Colonial Ave., Lancaster 803-283-4105 •lancasterchambersc.com Pageland Chamber of Commerce 128 N. Pearl St., Pageland 843-672-6400•pagelandchamber.org Revolutionary War Visitor Center 212 Broad St., Camden 803-272-0076 • simplyrevolutionary Union County Chamber of Commerce 135 W. Main St., Union 864-427-9039•unionsc.com Visit York County 130 E. Main St., Rock Hill 803-329-5200•visityorkcounty.com York County Regional Chamber of Commerce 116 E. Main St., Rock Hill 803-324-7500•yorkcountychamber.com
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