Travel into the Waxhaws, settled by Scottish and Irish Presbyterians in the 1750s. Hear stories about favorite sons Andrew Jackson and industrialist Elliott White Springs. Enjoy architecture designed by Robert Mills, and see one of the county's last surviving plantation houses. Walk on Forty Acre Rock, a massive granite outcrop, and observe the ancient tradition of making Catawba Indian pottery.
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The early settlers of the 1750’s, mostly Scots-Irish Presbyterians, settled in the upper-Catawba valley, searching for fertile land, and a hopeful future. Time passed, and this area would become known...
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Elliot White Springs, another prominent Lancaster figure, was a World War I flying ace, author, industrialist, and advertising genius. Joanna Angle discusses the history of the Lancaster and Chester...
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One of Lancaster County’s architectural masterpieces is its exquisite court house, designed by Robert Mills, and built between 1825-1828. The location is so significant that the U.S. Department of the...
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Another Lancaster treasure, of both historic and geological significance, is Forty Acre Rock. Conservationist Lindsay Pettus joins to discuss its unique geological features, and why this location is...
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Lancaster native James “Smiley” Small is an artist who specializes in wood-carving, creating an army of “Tree People.” Small discusses his inspirations which led him to wood-carving, and how he...
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The Wade-Beckham House is the last surviving mid-19th century plantation home left in Lancaster County. Joanna Angle discusses the history, and some architectural features of this home, and today, it...