Current Chester County sits in the "the Land between two rivers." Initially it was divided by The Great Warrior Trading Path and The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road. The Saluda Gap Road, another major path also crossed the Indian Trading Path in Chester County.
Chester County had its beginning in 1750 when the Scots-Irish from Pennsylvania and Virginia made their way into the area, settling on Rocky Creek and Fishing Creek. In 1785 the state was divided into 37 judicial districts and Chester County came into existence. The first court in the area was held at Walkers, now known as Lewis Turnout in 1776.
Chester operates as an industrial and agriculture community, with much land area in timber production. Forestry plays a major role in the county economy with several mills in the county and others near it. Forest land ownership is majority family landowners who manage their properties for a variety of uses. Agriculture is a big segment of the economy with crops consisting of cotton, wheat, oats, rye, beef and dairy cattle, hay, corn, peaches, other vegetables, peanuts, soybeans, and pecans.
Below is an early 1900's map of Chester, SC:
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