Belair, South Carolina

Belair is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.[1]

History

A post office called Belair was established in 1813, and remained in operation until 1902.[2] According to tradition, the community was named for a bell which hung prominently before a local tavern.[3] A variant name is "Bel Air".[1]

gollark: It's a coffeehorse.
gollark: Possibly more when you consider the APocalypse hitting the AP around tomorrow.
gollark: At current AP times, it'll take about two and a half days to show up.
gollark: "Oh, I just got this great dragon... but its lineage is {olives/brimstones/something else which people don't like}... I'll need some of those to continue it..."
gollark: Yes. It's a great way to mildly infuriate people, like causing APocalypses.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belair
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 24.



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