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Latta, South Carolina
Latta is a town in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. Latta is the second largest town in Dillon County. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,379. History Latta was established in 1887. The town arose from a need for a railroad, which helped to eliminate "the need to travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, in order to reach many points in South Carolina." Thus, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad built two depots; one in the city of Dillon and the other to the south in Latta. The depots were completed in 1888. Many families were drawn to this area, and in March 1890, "the town of Latta was incorporated by the state legislature and received its charter." The town was named for the Latta family of settlers. More specifically, it was named after Captain Robert Latta, who was from York County, South Carolina; he orchestrated the engineering for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. Captain Latta not only surveyed the area for the railroad, but he also constructed the ori ...
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Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an origin with the German word , the Dutch word , and the Old Norse . The original Proto-Germanic word, *''tūnan'', is thought to be an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *''dūnom'' (cf. Old Irish , Welsh ). The original sense of the word in both Germanic and Celtic was that of a fortress or an enclosure. Cognates of ''town'' in many modern Germanic languages designate a fence or a hedge. In English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed, and through which a track must run. In England, a town was a small community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications, and built a palisade or stockade instead. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, mor ...
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York County, South Carolina
York County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 282,090, making it the seventh most populous county in the state. Its county seat is the city of York, South Carolina, York, and its largest city is Rock Hill, South Carolina, Rock Hill. The county is served by one interstate highway, I-77. York County is part of the Charlotte-Concord, North Carolina, Concord-Gastonia, North Carolina, Gastonia Charlotte metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Pre-colonial and early colonial history With a population of nearly 6,000 at the time of first European contact, the native inhabitants, the Catawba (tribe), Catawba were primarily agriculturalists. Hernando de Soto (explorer), Hernando de Soto passed through the area in the 1540s in his search for gold. Several decades later Juan Pardo (explorer), Juan Pardo recorded his observation of a predominant Native American tribe ...
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Marion, South Carolina
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, South Carolina, United States. It is named for Francis Marion, a brigadier general from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. The population was 6,939 at the 2010 census. History The Marion High School, Marion County Court House, Marion County Library, Marion County Museum and Marion Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Some sixty years after the first permanent settlement in South Carolina, a group of English settlers sent out by the Lords Proprietor landed in Georgetown and moved up the Pee Dee River to the junction of the Little Pee Dee River about halfway between Georgetown and the present town of Marion. Among these families were Brittons, Davis, Flaglers, Giles, Graves and Tyler. At about the same time, and maybe on the same ship from England, came Captain John Godbold, a retired English sea captain. He moved farther up the Big Pee Dee and settled on Catfish Creek. T ...
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County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica. Function In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted ...
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Old Ebenezer Church
Old Ebenezer Church, also known as Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is a historic church located near Latta, Marion County, South Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a one-story, rectangular meeting house style frame church sheathed in white clapboard. It has two entrances on the main façade, corresponding doors on the rear façade, and a gable roof. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 1973. References Methodist churches in South Carolina Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Churches completed in 1856 19th-century Episcopal church buildings Buildings and structures in Marion County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Marion ...
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McMillan House (Latta, South Carolina)
McMillan House is a historic home located at Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was built about 1890, and is a -story, frame, weatherboarded, Second Empire style residence. It has a mansard roof and features a one-story, hip-roofed porch, and a gabled entrance portico with sawtooth shingles. The front façade also has a central projecting bay. It was the home of S.A. McMillan, one of Latta's prominent early businessmen. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1984. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Second Empire architecture in South Carolina Houses completed in 1890 Houses in Dillon County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Di ...
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Latta may refer to: Places * Port Latta, Tasmania, Australia, an iron ore port * Latta Plantation in Huntersville, North Carolina, US * Latta, Oklahoma, U.S. * Latta, South Carolina, U.S. People with the surname * Alexander Bonner Latta (1821–1865), American manufacturer and inventor *Bob Latta (born 1956), American politician *Christopher Collins (born Christopher Latta; 1949–1994), American voice actor * David Latta (politician) (1869–1948), Canadian politician *David Latta (ice hockey) (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League *Del Latta (1920–2016), American politician *Frank Forrest Latta (1892–1983), American oral historian and ethnographer *Ivory Latta (born 1984), American basketball player * James P. Latta (1844–1911), American politician *John Latta (politician) (1835-1913), American politician *Sir John Latta, 1st Baronet (1867-1946), Scottish shipping magnate *Reg Latta (1897–1970), Australian rugby league footballer *Robert ...
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Latta Downtown Historic District
Latta Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings in the central business district of Latta. The buildings were erected between about 1895 and 1928. They include buildings that housed a variety of mercantile establishments such as grocery stores, drugstores, a hotel, two banks, and several dry goods stores concentrated in a block east of the railroad on Main Street. Notable buildings include the Parham Building, McMillan Building, Cox Building, and Kornblut's Department Store. anAccompanying map/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1998. References Historic districts on the National ...
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John Hayes Farmstead
John Hayes Farmstead, also known as Cotton Press Farm and John Hayes House, is a historic home and farm located near Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. The main house was built in 1791, later extensively renovated and expanded as an American Craftsman / Bungalow house in 1915. It is still a working farm, producing tobacco, corn, grains, and soybeans, and in 1988 was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Bicentennial Farm. Also on the property are a sweet potato curing house, three barns, smokehouse, wash house, and pump house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 2005. References Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1915 Houses in ...
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Cotton Press (Latta, South Carolina)
The Latta Cotton Press is an early mule-powered, wooden cotton press built around 1798. It was built and operated at Berry's Crossroad on South Carolina Highway 38 south of Latta in Dillon County, South Carolina. It was moved about west around 1950. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 1972. History The cotton press was built around 1798 for baling ginned cotton. It is constructed of pegged and doweled oak. It has a diameter oak screw that was hand chiseled. Turning the screw compressed cotton into a wooden frame to form a bale. The press has a small rectangular, shingled hip roof to protect the machinery from the weather. Four beams forming a pyramidal frame support the screw. Two long shingled booms that are hinged to the screw extend out from the machine. These booms or poles have been called "buzzard wings." Mules or oxen were used to rotate the screw. The cotton press was either built by or for Stephen Berry or "Buck Swamp" John Bethea. ...
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Catfish Creek Baptist Church
Catfish Creek Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church located near Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a pine structure measuring 60 feet long and 40 feet wide. The front façade features brick steps and brick pedimented portico with four supporting columns added in 1970. It is the oldest church congregation in Dillon County, dating to 1802. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1975. References Baptist churches in South Carolina Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Churches completed in 1883 19th-century Baptist churches in the United States Buildings and structures in Dillon County, South Carolina National Register o ...
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Joel Allen House
Joel Allen House is a historic home located near Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. It was built in 1857, and is a two-story, frame South Carolina upcountry farmhouse. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has an interior floor plan of two rooms flanking a central hall. It features a full-width front porch supported by six square wooden columns. Located on the property are the contributing smokehouse, wash house, commissary, stable, and barn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1974. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1857 Houses in Dillon County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Dillon County, South Carolina ...
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