Chester

Midlands

Begun in 1866 as a brush arbor church, built of poles, tree branches and bushes by freed slaves. The first wooden structure was built by the church's congregation in 1874. It was replaced by the current brick Romanesque Revival building in 1913.... Read More

Blackstock

Midlands

Burrel Hemphill, a slave in the household of Robert Hemphill during the Civil War, was reportedly tortured to death by Union troops for refusing to disclose the location of the family's silverware and other valuables. A monument erected in his honor... Read More

Chester

Midlands

In the north-central section of South Carolina between Columbia, S.C. and Charlotte, N.C sits the city of Chester. By the mid 1700’s Scotch-Irish settlers from Pennsylvania and Virginia moved into this upstate region. The town of Chester grew as the seat... Read More

Chester

Midlands

This institute grew out of an 1866 school for freedman. It became Brainerd Institute in 1868 when the Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church in New York appointed Rev. Samuel Loomis to help establish churches and schools among blacks near Chester.... Read More

Chester

Midlands

Housed in a restored 1888 Freight Depot on Seaboard Railroad, displays here tell the story of the development of surface transportation in Chester County. Exhibits include buggies, wagons, a 1925 school bus, a cotton wagon, a 1916 Ford Model T, a 1934... Read More

Chester

Midlands

Like the classic namesake song performed by Louis Armstrong, the Inn Upon Moon River Plantation offers a relaxing and creative space to inspire your imagination. It is located in the historic Olde English District in Chester, South Carolina. The Inn... Read More