Chester Historic District Walking Tour
Olde English District
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Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church
Chester
Midlands
This Presbyterian congregation is believed to have first organized c. 1752. The present building dates from 1785 and was enclosed in brick in 1958. The remains of colonial era settlers and veterans from all our country's major wars are buried in the... Read More
Carmel United Presbyterian Church
Chester
Midlands
Organized in 1868 by Rev. Samuel Loomis during the Chester Mission, Carmel was a worship center for the students and faculty of Brainerd Institute. It's programs continue to focus on the religious training of African American youth. Read More
Olde English District Tourism Commission
Richburg
Midlands
More Revolutionary War battles were fought in South Carolina than any other colony and many of them were in the seven counties (Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Union and York) known as the Olde English District. The battles and the... Read More
Fishing Creek
Chester
Midlands
Learning of the disaster at Camden, Patriot Gen. Thomas Sumter pulled his troops northward and camped at Fishing Creek near Great Falls. Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton's mounted troops riding double caught up with Sumter's men on August 18, 1780 and overran... Read More
Brainerd Institute
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
Christmas in Chester
Chester
Midlands
Each December the City of Chester transforms for one weekend into a bustling Christmas scene. Hundreds come to this small town to experience a traditional holiday adorned with twinkling lights and Christmas greenery in quaint, historic Chester, SC.... Read More