Rock Hill Area History
The pages below are derived from several sources from the York County Library. The images are from those sources, mainly the newspaper known today as The Herald, and the Winthrop Archives.
| Dates | Local History | Dates | Rock Hill Elks History | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 - 1700 | South Carolina Up-Country | May 19, 1915 | First Meeting | |
| 1700 - 1763 | Catawba Indians | 1924 | Fire | |
| 1776 - 1787 | Revolutionary War | |||
| 1787 - 1850 | The 1800's | |||
| 1850 - 1860 | Rock Hill | |||
| 1860 - 1865 | The Civil War | |||
| 1865 - 1880 | Reconstruction | |||
| 1880 - 1916 | The Latter 1800's | |||
| 1916 - 1956 | Industrialization | |||
| 1956 - 1967 | Civil Rights | |||
| 1967 - Present | Growth |