Fort Mill, SC
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Fort Mill is a town within York County, South Carolina. Fort Mill is a Charlotte, North Carolina suburb that is approximately 20 miles from the city center. Fort Mill has a population of 22,284 people, according to the United States Census Bureau. 29715, 29716, and 29708 are the zip codes for Fort Mill. The area codes are 803 and 839, respectively.
In 1873, the town was formally created. The name’s origins may be traced back to circa 1830, when the its location was between Webb’s Mill, a grist mill, and a never-finished colonial British fort. Webb’s Mill was previously located on Steele Creek, and the fort was just south of the present-day municipal borders of Fort Mill. Fort Hill was the original name of the settlement before it was renamed Fort Mill. This name was reportedly changed due to there being a second Fort Hill had already been erected in South Carolina, thus name Fort Mill was derived.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the typical yearly household income in Fort Mill was $91,061. In the previous 12 months (2019), per capita income was $37,498. There were 2.89 individuals per household.
A Historical Overview of Fort Mill and the Surrounding Area
The Catawba Indians were the first recorded people to live in the future Fort Mill area. The Catawba are also known as the Issa, Essa, or Iswä; however, Iswa (yeh is-WAH h’reh) was the most common name. In the Catawba language, Iswa means “people of the river.” It is estimated that up to 25,000 Catawba Indians lived in the area during the early American colonial period. The Catawba people were decimated by European illnesses, particularly smallpox, to which they had no natural immunities. Sadly, due to their continued interaction with European immigrants, which began around 1680, these diseases reduced the Catawba Indian population to around 400 by 1775 in less than a century. The Catawba Indian population has barely rebounded to 2,600 people, according to the 2010 US Census.
Before the 17th century, there is relatively little written evidence of the Catawba Indians. In 1540, Spanish explorer and adventurer Hernando de Soto made what is thought to be the first European contact with the Catawba Indians. In 1567, Spanish explorer Juan Pardo is thought to have been the next European to make contact with the Catawba people. This can be seen in Vandera’s accounts of Pardo’s voyage, where the Catawba are called Ysa Issa (Iswa). On his trip in 1670, German explorer John Lederer met the Catawba Indians, whom he dubbed the Ushery. The Catawba Indians are thought to have lived on the Catawba River’s banks as long as 6,000 years ago. Their tribe is said to have lived in the Piedmont region of the Carolinas, stretching all the way to Virginia.
The Catawba Indians were mostly agrarians who supplemented their dietary needs with fishing and hunting. Their primitive culture was organized around towns surrounded by palisades made of logs and tree branches. The palisades were built to protect the community from raids by other hostile Indian tribes. A significant sized council building with an open area for community gatherings was located within the palisades. The palisades were made up of small homes that were rounded on top and made of tree bark. The extended family was usually housed in these modest houses. The Catawba Indians were known to build circular stone sweat lodge within the palisades as well.
Commerce between Catawba Indians and colonists began to have a significant impact on Catawba society in the 17th century. All Indians in the Catawba River watershed became known as Catawba Indians by American colonists trading along the river. Deerskins and other animal furs were among the Catawba’s trade items. Firearms, knives, fabric, trinkets, and alcohol were traded by the colonists. The Catawba Indians became famed for their trading prowess and love of commerce as a result of this thriving trade.
The Catawbas were a formidable tribe who would fight other tribes on occasion. Because they were both large tribes with adjacent territories, the Cherokee and Catawba nations were frequently at war with one another. However, for the most part, the Catawba people were known as a peaceful civilization that could be fearsome warriors if needed. Unlike some Native American tribes, the Catawbas were cordial to colonial immigrants. Up until the American Revolution, the Catawbas had cordial relations with the British Crown during the colonization of the American colonies.
This close relationship helped keep the peace as European immigrants flocked to the Piedmont of South Carolina throughout the 18th century. The colonists’ close connections with the Catawbas, as well as their commerce, benefited both parties. The Catawba Indians defended the settlers against other tribes who opposed their migration. The Catawbas engaged in commerce, which allowed them to prosper far more than other tribes. The Catawba Indians, for example, had access to weapons before their competing tribes.
During the French and Indian War, the Catawba sided with the British. In return, King George III ceded the Catawba Indians 144,000 acres in what is now York County, South Carolina, in the 1763 Treaty of Augusta. This 144,000-acre reservation straddled the modern-day South Carolina town of Fort Mill and unincorporated area of Indian Land. The treaty proved ineffective in preventing European settlers from intruding on the Catawba Indians’ territory.
Shortly after the treaty was concluded, the Catawbas began leasing land to settlers in lots ranging from 30 to 1,000 acres. Thomas and Elizabeth Spratt are said to have been the first European residents on the reserve, which is now Fort Mill. The Spratts leased 1,000 acres of land to farm. The original Spratts’ descendants still live in the area. From 1983 until 2011, Congressman John Spratt represented South Carolina’s 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The original 144,000-acre reservation is located in the 5th congressional district.
During the American Revolution, the Catawba Indians backed the American Patriot cause. Smallpox epidemics afflicted the whole North American population throughout the American Revolution. Native Americans were, by all accounts, more severely impacted than those of European heritage. Smallpox had reduced the Catawba Indians’ population to roughly 400 people by 1775. A population decline that has not been reversed as of now. Some Catawba Indians remained on their tribal reservation in York County despite their population decline. Some members joined other neighboring tribes that had faired better during the smallpox epidemics.
The Catawbas were a formidable tribe who would fight other tribes on occasion. Because they were both large tribes with adjacent territories, the Cherokee and Catawba nations were frequently at war with one another. However, for the most part, the Catawba people were known as a peaceful civilization that could be fearsome warriors if needed. Unlike some Native American tribes, the Catawbas were cordial to colonial immigrants. Up until the American Revolution, the Catawbas had cordial relations with the British Crown during the colonization of the American colonies.
This close relationship helped keep the peace as European immigrants flocked to the Piedmont of South Carolina throughout the 18th century. The colonists’ close connections with the Catawbas, as well as their commerce, benefited both parties. The Catawba Indians defended the settlers against other tribes who opposed their migration. The Catawbas engaged in commerce, which allowed them to prosper far more than other tribes. The Catawba Indians, for example, had access to weapons before their competing tribes.
During the French and Indian War, the Catawba sided with the British. In return, King George III ceded the Catawba Indians 144,000 acres in what is now York County, South Carolina, in the 1763 Treaty of Augusta. This 144,000-acre reservation straddled the modern-day South Carolina town of Fort Mill and unincorporated area of Indian Land. The treaty proved ineffective in preventing European settlers from intruding on the Catawba Indians’ territory.
Shortly after the treaty was concluded, the Catawbas began leasing land to settlers in lots ranging from 30 to 1,000 acres. Thomas and Elizabeth Spratt are said to have been the first European residents on the reserve, which is now Fort Mill. The Spratts leased 1,000 acres of land to farm. The original Spratts’ descendants still live in the area. From 1983 until 2011, Congressman John Spratt represented South Carolina’s 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The original 144,000-acre reservation is located in the 5th congressional district.
During the American Revolution, the Catawba Indians backed the American Patriot cause. Smallpox epidemics afflicted the whole North American population throughout the American Revolution. Native Americans were, by all accounts, more severely impacted than those of European heritage. Smallpox had reduced the Catawba Indians’ population to roughly 400 people by 1775. A population decline that has not been reversed as of now. Some Catawba Indians remained on their tribal reservation in York County despite their population decline. Some members joined other neighboring tribes that had faired better during the smallpox epidemics.
The railroad was built with the help of local businessmen who needed a better way to get their goods to market. The Springs and White families were major investors and driving elements behind the railroad’s establishment and operation. An investor was planter John Springs III. He was the proprietor of a big cotton plantation in York County. More markets for cotton and other goods were opened up as a result of railroad transportation. The White family were also cotton planters who benefited from the trade generated by the rail connection. The completion of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad is widely regarded as the most significant economic event in Charlotte’s and surrounding areas’ history. The building of the railroad resulted in more business and greater opportunities for the entire region.
Agriculture, as it had been in the 18th century, was the principal economic force in the Fort Mill area for the majority of the 19th century. Cotton was the most profitable cash crop during the majority of this time period. A cash crop is one that is farmed purely for the sake of profit. The local economy’s near-total reliance on agriculture began to decline in the late 1800s, as textile manufacture established itself in Fort Mill and the surrounding area.
Samuel Elliot White founded the Fort Mill Manufacturing Co., a textile manufacturing company, in 1888. Around 2,000 workers were employed by this single mill. It grew to become the world’s largest producer of bed sheet cloth. In 1892, White established the White Plant, a textile factory in Fort Mill. These two mills were the forerunners of the textile behemoth Springs Industries. With $1.7 billion in yearly sales in 1987, Springs Industries was South Carolina’s largest industrial employer. Springs had 39 plants in six states at the time, as well as one in the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Japan. They had a global workforce of around 23,500 people.
The 1993 ratification of the North American Free Trade Deal (NAFTA), a trade agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico, had a negative impact on domestic textile production. NAFTA exacerbated the problem of declining employment in the textile industry, which was already declining. The original Fort Mill textile mill, opened by Samuel Elliot White in 1888, closed in 1983. The White Plant, the second mill, was forced to close in 2003.
The economy rebounded swiftly after the drop in agriculture cultivation and the decline of textile manufacturing in the Fort Mill area. Fort Mill grew and prospered in the following years. This was largely owing to Fort Mill’s and the surrounding area’s more diverse industrial base. In addition to the proximity of Fort Mill to Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte has developed into the most important economic driver for the entire region. Fort Mill has evolved into a bedroom community for Charlotte’s workers. Commuters have been drawn by lower taxes and outstanding schools. Due to reduced taxes and South Carolina state business development incentives, there has been a great deal of economic development and activity on the South Carolina side of the state boundary as well.
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