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Chester, South Carolina

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Chester State Park

Chester State Park has been a haven for hiking, picnicking, boating and fishing for the surrounding communities in the South Carolina Piedmont ever since it was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

Chester, SC State Parks

Fishdam Ford

Fishdam Ford was the site of the battle on November 9, 1780, in which Gen. Thomas Sumter's men repelled a night assault by Maj. James Wemyss and the British 63rd Regiment. Gen. Sumter had camped at Fishdam Ford in order to draw off troops from Lord Charles Cornwallis'

Chester, SC Other Attractions


Chester County Historical Society Museum

Houses notable collections of Native American artifacts, firearms from the Revolutionary era to the present, period costumes and relics from the Civil War in a 1914

Chester, SC Museums

Black Rock Baptist

Founded in 1853 by the Rev. Leroy Featherstone. Call the church or the Chester County library (803-377-8145) for detailed directions and more information.

Chester, SC Other Attractions

Things to do near Chester, SC

Flopeye Fish Festival

On Memorial Day weekend of each year, the Flopeye Fish Festival brings about a community wide recreational highlight. With a ...

White Plains Country Club

Course Access: Semi-PrivateHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 5 days...

South Carolina Jazz Festival

The South Carolina Jazz Festival opens its inaugural year October 20 in Dizzy Gillespie?s hometown of Cheraw with a weekend c...

Brainerd Institute

This institute grew out of an 1866 school for freedman. It became Brainerd Institute in 1868 when the Board of Missions of th...

Gethsemane Baptist

Founded 1852, cemetery, first African-American congregation in the county....