We're a little off the beaten track here so I was surprised to spot a full service post office. The…read morecounters are closed on Sundays of course but the lobby was open. There are boxes for rent, slots for dropping off mail and counters for writing your addresses and sticking stamps on envelopes. This location does not have a self-service kiosk. The parking lot is tidy with TWO lanes for dropping off mail at the box so that you don't have to exit your vehicle. [Review 16529 overall - 858 in South Carolina - 38 of 2022.]

Every time I go to Fort Mill Post Office I am treated with kindness and the best service! I prefer…read morethis Post Office over Lancaster Post Office. The people are so nice and professional. They help me with everything I need to make my visit enjoyable. I never have to wait in long lines. Pat

By far the worst post office I have ever had to use. Their mail carriers consistently deliver to…read morethe wrong address and when you contact them you are greeted with rudeness. Horrible customer service.

I came all the way across the country to see the Lancaster County Courthouse. Well, maybe not. I…read moreactually came all this way to visit family. It just so happens that they live in the area. And so we all took a drive to Lancaster, SC to check this place out. We parked in the 3 hour street parking area and walked around outside first. There are some cool monument/memorials on the front side and back side of the old courthouse that we checked out. It was overcast, cool and breezy on this day and so we didn't waste anymore time getting into the museum. We were promptly greeted at the entrance. The lady who appeared to be the lead docent asked us to sign in and began telling us a little but of the history of the courthouse. She was on her way out, though, and so she passed along to a couple of other docents. They were all very friendly and knowledgable. They stayed nearby to answer questions and point out certain facts as we made our way from room to room. We were then guided up stairs to the actual court room. That was used until an arsonist tried burn his criminal record in 2008 nearly destroying this almost 200 year old courthouse. This museum tells the history of the area dating way back to the revolutionary days of the late 1700s. It is dedicated to more than simply the courthouse. So if you too are in the area and if you appreciate American history, stop on by. Visit for a spell. Talk to the friendly docents who can tell you more than the history but act as guides for the area. Locals know the best lunch spots ;)

This beautiful historic structure is a national historic landmark since 1976. After an arsonist…read moreattempted to destroy the building in 2008, it has been renovated and restored to its original glory. Today, it houses the Lancaster County Welcome Center and the county's Historical Museum. Built 1825-1828 and designed by Robert Mills of Charleston SC, America's first native-born professionally-trained architect, State Civil and Military engineer and is best known as the designer of the Washington Monument. Stop in when they're open and learn about the history of this area! [Review 13086 overall, 403 of 2020.]

This two-sided marker is not far from the Rock Hill Police Department and a branch of the York…read moreCounty Library. Of course, the railroad line is also nearby. On the front side, it reads "Rock Hill Depots. The first of six railroad depots was built here in 1851 on the Charlotte & S.C. RR, after the citizens of Ebenezer objected to a new railroad yard proposed there. The town that grew up here was named Rock Hill after the flint hill found when the railroad bed was excavated. The six depots built here between 1851 and 1912 served passengers and freight for a combined 122 years. The two-story brick depot built nearby in 1912 was a local landmark until it was torn down in 1973." On the back side, "Rock Hill Street Railway. From 1891 to 1918 a street railway connected Railroad Ave., the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nicknamed "Rock Hill Electric Railway," it was pulled by mules named "Lec" and "Tric" for 21 years, then ran on battery power. Its rails were salvaged during World War II. Railroad Ave. was renamed Trade St. by 1920, as the largest retail center in the area. Trade St. was all but eliminated by urban renewal in 1973. Erected by the Culture & Heritage Museums of York County and the City of Rock Hill, 2008." The markers are in great condition and are highly legible. [Review 14064 overall, 1386 of 2020, number 679 in South Carolina.]

Quick and Easy. Unlike what I expected to face it wasn't crowded and I was in and out in 20 minutes.read more

The Clerk of court office displayed dismal and very poor customer service. The lady behind the…read morecounter was extremely rude and came off very condescending. Lots of people go there dealing with rough life events such as divorce, and the last thing they want to deal with is some old woman with an attitude. Rock Hill has made many improvements over the last few years, I hope the city does itself and it's citizens a service and run out these rude employees and replace them with some customer service professional faces.

This little landmark sits right in front of the Visitors Center and Museum, just steps from the…read moreMatthews Town Hall, and it quietly anchors the story of how this community grew up around the railroad. Standing here, you can almost picture the original depot as a practical outpost on a line that connected small farming settlements to the wider region, long before Matthews became the busy suburban town it is today. The marker makes the point succinctly: "Established by 1875 on Carolina Central Railway. Incorporated as Town of Matthews in 1879. Depot later served Seaboard Air Line RR. Closed by 1967." It is number 35 and was erected in 2024 by the William C. Pomeroy Foundation, part of their effort to highlight the transportation roots that shaped towns like this. What makes the spot appealing is how easy it is to take it in at your own pace. The museum and town offices give the area a civic calm, and the marker feels like a small reminder that Matthews didn't begin with boutiques and restaurants but with a rail line that made the place viable in the first place, a simple wooden depot that helped define the town's early identity. There is parking nearby, so it's an easy stop whether you're exploring downtown or just passing through, and it adds a nice bit of context to the streets that have grown up around it. While the depot itself is now a museum, coincidentally a freight train went by as I was visiting. That was fun to watch. [Review 165 of 2026 - 4553 in North Carolina - 25355 overall]

If you've spent time driving around Charlotte, you recognize both names "Grier" and "Rea." Read…read moreRoad extends though some of the most established and high end parts of South Charlotte from where it becomes Colony Road in the Old Providence neighborhood and extending past the massive Calvary Church and Piper Glen before it continues through Blakely and becomes Marcin School Road. Isaac Grier was born in 1776 and arrived in the Charlotte area in 1804 to serve the Sardis and Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian churches. In 1808 he married Isabella Harris of the Steele Creek community. Soon afterward he purchased roughly 102 acres along what is now Rea Road and built the Federal‑style house that survives today as the Grier‑Rea House, located near Providence Road. The home was positioned between the two churches he served, and it became the center of a growing farm that expanded to nearly 400 acres by the 1840s. The property was worked by enslaved laborers; the 1820 census recorded seven enslaved people, and his 1843 will bequeathed more than a dozen to family members. The Grier‑Rea House itself carries its own historical recognition. A state marker notes that it was built around 1815 by Isaac and Isabella Grier and later purchased by the Rea family in 1872. It stands today as one of the oldest surviving structures in the Providence corridor and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Grier died in 1843 and is buried at Sardis Presbyterian Church. His tombstone describes him as a faithful minister who served the united congregations of Sardis and Steele Creek from 1804 until shortly before his death. His son, Robert Calvin Grier, inherited the homestead and followed him into the ministry, eventually becoming president of Erskine College. The home is private property and the sign is on a busy stretch of Providence Road that is without a safe place to stop. [Review 179 of 2026 - 4564 in North Carolina - 25368 overall]

With Fishing Creek winding nearby as it feeds into Fishing Creek Lake, this marker points out a…read moresignificant Revolutionary War skirmish that took place. The marker is along US-21 and there is room to stop to read it. The marker reads, "At this site on August 18, 1780 General Thomas Sumter camped with captured booty and 800 men. He was surprised and defeated by Lt. Col. Tarleton and 160 soldiers. The disaster followed only two days General Gate's defeat by Lord Cornwallis at Camden. The patriots lost 150 men killed and many captured, but Sumter escaped and soon rallied another large force." It is marker number 12-3 and it was erected in 1974 by the Chester County Historical Society. Sumter's men had halted to rest after days of marching in brutal summer heat, unaware that Tarleton had crossed the Catawba River and was closing in on their position. Tarleton launched a surprise attack while the Americans were scattered, many bathing, sleeping, or tending to captured supplies, and the result was a swift and overwhelming British victory. More than half of Sumter's force was killed or captured, though Sumter himself narrowly escaped the chaos. The defeat temporarily halted his campaign against British outposts and further strengthened Tarleton's reputation as Cornwallis's most aggressive field commander. [Review 185 of 2026 - 1380 in South Carolina - 25374 overall]