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Cherokee County was named for the
Cherokee Indians who once made it their home. It was formed in 1897 from
parts of Spartanburg, Union, and York counties, and the county seat is
Gaffney. During the Revolutionary War the battle of Cowpens, an
important victory for the revolutionary forces, took place there on
January 17, 1781. Iron mining was an important activity in this region
up to the time of the Civil War, and it is sometimes called the Old Iron
District. In the mid-nineteenth century the resort at Limestone Springs
was a popular retreat for lowcountry planters. Writer Wilbur Joseph Cash
(1901-1941) was a native of Cherokee County, as is actress Andie
MacDowell. |
