Parksville, the only town situated on Thurmond Lake, was named for Richard Parks in 1882 by his son William Lewis Parks when the Augusta & Knoxville Railroad was constructed through the town. After selling his farmland in Lincoln County, Georgia, Parks bought 165 acres of land from Sanford Robertson and 160 acres from Nathan Fortner, adjoining tracts on March 1, 1820. A post office was established March 13, 1826 in the store with Parks as postmaster.
In a letter written in 1893, Parksville was described as "a lovely little town…which now has about 250 inhabitants. It has two churches, one Methodist and the other Baptist; both well attended during Sabbath Services. The people of the town were determined to be strictly temperate and sober, and by Act of Incorporations, the sale of intoxicating liquors is forbidden for 99 years. There are four stores, two conducted by Gilchrist, Harmon and Co., and one by L. F. Dorn. Calliham's Mill Baptist Church, constituted in 1785 between Parksville and Stevens Creek near Price's Mill, was moved about two miles and the name changed to Parksville Baptist Church. The sanctuary portion of the present church is part of the building that was moved."
The population of Parksville was 117 at the time of the 2010 census.
From The McCormick County Chamber of Commerce.
https://visit.mccormickscchamber.org/list/member/town-of-parksville-sc-1441.
Accessed 6.9.2023
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Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina
Parksville is located in McCormick County on the shore of J. Strom Thurmund Lake and just south of the City of McCormick.
Though a community had been there for several years, it became known as Parks' Store in the early 1800s when a Richard Parks moved there and opened a general store.
He became a proponent of the railroads and worked closely with the railroad company to convince them to bring their route through his community. Though he did not live to see this happen, he felt so optimistic that it would, he left land to the company in his will for a depot. After the new train depot was completed in 1884, the town filed papers of incorporation under the name of Parksville in his honor.
From SCIWAY. https://www.sciway.net/city/parksville.html. Accessed 6.9.2023
In a letter written in 1893, Parksville was described as "a lovely little town…which now has about 250 inhabitants. It has two churches, one Methodist and the other Baptist; both well attended during Sabbath Services. The people of the town were determined to be strictly temperate and sober, and by Act of Incorporations, the sale of intoxicating liquors is forbidden for 99 years. There are four stores, two conducted by Gilchrist, Harmon and Co., and one by L. F. Dorn. Calliham's Mill Baptist Church, constituted in 1785 between Parksville and Stevens Creek near Price's Mill, was moved about two miles and the name changed to Parksville Baptist Church. The sanctuary portion of the present church is part of the building that was moved."
The population of Parksville was 117 at the time of the 2010 census.
From The McCormick County Chamber of Commerce.
https://visit.mccormickscchamber.org/list/member/town-of-parksville-sc-1441.
Accessed 6.9.2023
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Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina
Parksville is located in McCormick County on the shore of J. Strom Thurmund Lake and just south of the City of McCormick.
Though a community had been there for several years, it became known as Parks' Store in the early 1800s when a Richard Parks moved there and opened a general store.
He became a proponent of the railroads and worked closely with the railroad company to convince them to bring their route through his community. Though he did not live to see this happen, he felt so optimistic that it would, he left land to the company in his will for a depot. After the new train depot was completed in 1884, the town filed papers of incorporation under the name of Parksville in his honor.
From SCIWAY. https://www.sciway.net/city/parksville.html. Accessed 6.9.2023
Parksville, the only town situated on Thurmond Lake, was named for Richard Parks in 1882 by his son William Lewis Parks when the Augusta & Knoxville Railroad was constructed through the town. After selling his farmland in Lincoln County, Georgia, Parks bought 165 acres of land from Sanford Robertson and 160 acres from Nathan Fortner, adjoining tracts on March 1, 1820. A post office was established March 13, 1826 in the store with Parks as postmaster.
In a letter written in 1893, Parksville was described as "a lovely little town…which now has about 250 inhabitants. It has two churches, one Methodist and the other Baptist; both well attended during Sabbath Services. The people of the town were determined to be strictly temperate and sober, and by Act of Incorporations, the sale of intoxicating liquors is forbidden for 99 years. There are four stores, two conducted by Gilchrist, Harmon and Co., and one by L. F. Dorn. Calliham's Mill Baptist Church, constituted in 1785 between Parksville and Stevens Creek near Price's Mill, was moved about two miles and the name changed to Parksville Baptist Church. The sanctuary portion of the present church is part of the building that was moved."
The population of Parksville was 117 at the time of the 2010 census.
From The McCormick County Chamber of Commerce.
https://visit.mccormickscchamber.org/list/member/town-of-parksville-sc-1441.
Accessed 6.9.2023
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Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina
Parksville is located in McCormick County on the shore of J. Strom Thurmund Lake and just south of the City of McCormick.
Though a community had been there for several years, it became known as Parks' Store in the early 1800s when a Richard Parks moved there and opened a general store.
He became a proponent of the railroads and worked closely with the railroad company to convince them to bring their route through his community. Though he did not live to see this happen, he felt so optimistic that it would, he left land to the company in his will for a depot. After the new train depot was completed in 1884, the town filed papers of incorporation under the name of Parksville in his honor.
From SCIWAY. https://www.sciway.net/city/parksville.html. Accessed 6.9.2023
In a letter written in 1893, Parksville was described as "a lovely little town…which now has about 250 inhabitants. It has two churches, one Methodist and the other Baptist; both well attended during Sabbath Services. The people of the town were determined to be strictly temperate and sober, and by Act of Incorporations, the sale of intoxicating liquors is forbidden for 99 years. There are four stores, two conducted by Gilchrist, Harmon and Co., and one by L. F. Dorn. Calliham's Mill Baptist Church, constituted in 1785 between Parksville and Stevens Creek near Price's Mill, was moved about two miles and the name changed to Parksville Baptist Church. The sanctuary portion of the present church is part of the building that was moved."
The population of Parksville was 117 at the time of the 2010 census.
From The McCormick County Chamber of Commerce.
https://visit.mccormickscchamber.org/list/member/town-of-parksville-sc-1441.
Accessed 6.9.2023
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Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina
Parksville is located in McCormick County on the shore of J. Strom Thurmund Lake and just south of the City of McCormick.
Though a community had been there for several years, it became known as Parks' Store in the early 1800s when a Richard Parks moved there and opened a general store.
He became a proponent of the railroads and worked closely with the railroad company to convince them to bring their route through his community. Though he did not live to see this happen, he felt so optimistic that it would, he left land to the company in his will for a depot. After the new train depot was completed in 1884, the town filed papers of incorporation under the name of Parksville in his honor.
From SCIWAY. https://www.sciway.net/city/parksville.html. Accessed 6.9.2023
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husband, a kind and indulgent
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