Mount Holly, South Carolina

History

A post office called Mount Holly was established in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990.[2] Mount Holly was originally the name of a nearby plantation.[3]

The historic Medway Plantation (ca. 1694) is located within the village and possibly the oldest house in South Carolina.[4] In the nineteenth century The Mount Holly Mining and Manufacturing Company was active in the village.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Holly, South Carolina
  2. "Berkeley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. Heitzler, Michael James (2005). Goose Creek, South Carolina: A Definitive History 1670-2003. The History Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-59629-055-6.
  4. "Medway, Berkeley County (off U.S. Hwy. 52, Mount Holly vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 8 April 2009.

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