Fort Lawn, South Carolina
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Fort Lawn, South Carolina Fort's Lawn |
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| Town | |
 Location of Fort Lawn, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates: 34°42′3″N 80°53′47″W / 34.70083°N 80.89639°WCoordinates: 34°42′3″N 80°53′47″W / 34.70083°N 80.89639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Chester |
| Incorporated | 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John R. Rumford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 895 |
| • Density | 643/sq mi (248.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29714 |
| Area code(s) | 803 |
| FIPS code | 45-26845 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1222502 |
Fort Lawn is a town in Chester County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 895 at the 2010 census.
John A.G. Walker owned a 1,000-acre (400 ha) plantation in Chester County. After Walker died in the 1870s, his widow wanted a town built, which would be named "Walkerville". She offered the Chester and Cheraw Railroad land to build a line through the proposed town, which they did. The Walkers' daughter married a Dr. Fort who had a large home with a lawn next to the railroad. The story is that the railroad's conductor would say, "Everybody off for Fort's Lawn!"
After Southern Power built a dam in 1907, the nearby town of Great Falls saw considerably more growth than Fort Lawn. In 1959, area leaders worked to attract industry, and over the next three years, companies including Springs Industries spent $18 million.
Fort Lawn is located in eastern Chester County at 34°42′3″N 80°53′47″W / 34.70083°N 80.89639°W (34.700811, -80.896469), about 2 miles (3 km) west of the Catawba River. U.S. Route 21 passes through the town, leading north 20 miles (32 km) to Rock Hill and south 9 miles (14 km) to Great Falls. South Carolina Highway 9 crosses US 21 in the center of Fort Lawn, leading east across the Catawba River 8 miles (13 km) to Lancaster and west 10 miles (16 km) to Interstate 77 north of Richburg.
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