Carolina Design Estate Real Site South Web

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Carolina Design Estate Real Site South Web

Carolina Design Estate Real Site South Web

What kinds of weapons enabled American Indians to take home wild game? What tools helped them cultivate and harvest crops? What was life like for European settlers on the lonely—and dangerous—South Carolina frontier during colonial times? What Revolutionary War dramas took place in the region?

When did the first railroad come through Cherokee County, South Carolina? What was the importance of limestone and iron ore mining? What launched the century of the cotton mill industry? When did farmers turn begin turning their labors to orchard crops, in a county now famous for its peach production?

And what is the area’s artistic legacy?

A Rich Resource of Cherokee County History & Culture

Those questions and countless more are answered in depth, with engrossing illustrations, at the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum in Gaffney, South Carolina.