Fort Mill History Museum — Attraction in Fort Mill

Overview: If you’re looking for a town treasure, look no further and be sure to check out the Fort Mill History Museum. Quaint and humble, this site speaks softly and carries a big stick of greatness!

Parking: Two primary locations, the first closest is behind the building, coming from Confederate St, onto Main St you’ll find “hidden” parking behind the museum. The second closest is in the front across the street at the Organic Kitchen’s parking lot.

Attractions: Multiple rooms with several artifacts and written stories about various locations and people from Fort Mill, namely the White and Springs families, as well as several others. The feeling you get from realizing the rich history of the town really provides a new level of appreciation and awareness. There’s also a great gift shop with books, ornaments, and hand made tributes to some of the town’s iconic locations.

Staff: Extremely knowledgeable and welcoming, this group is full of class and personality. From the first greeting you knew you were in for a good time. Several stories can be shared and rich explanations that lead to further discoveries. So much can be said about the volunteer staff there, but it sums up to calling them close friends, if not, family. You may meet David, Pat, Sheila or other fantastic volunteer hosts.

Price: Free admission which can’t be beat. Of course it’s always good to support the museums cause by way of monetary donations, filling in the visitor registration card, or making purchases of the many unique gifts.

Bottom Line: Highly recommended that you make a stop to get familiar with the town and its rich history. The new appreciations you’ll have are priceless and you may make a new...

Wow. I can’t say enough good things about the programs, staff and volunteers at the Fort Mill History Museum. I recently became a member and the “members only” events and discounts are great! Yesterday, my husband and I, had the distinct pleasure of taking the Veterans Day tour in Unity Cemetery a few blocks away from the museum in Fort Mill SC. The morning session was for members only but due to the huge interest in her tours an afternoon tour was held for non-members for a small fee to support the museum. Krista B Huff has a passion for military history and has embraced the stories of some of Fort Mill’s bravest men who fought in WWI and WWII. The 45 minute tour was pedestrian friendly with 3 dedicated stops, complete with photos of each man, loaned artifacts, and a pin as a parting gift. The tour even included a number of out of town relatives of some of the men highlighted. This was such an incredibly important and memorable experience. Krista indicated that she is already working on a new program for Memorial Day and Veterans Day...

We took our family group of 8, 5 of which were 16 and under. We have been history buffs for a long time and museum visits are a special favorite choice for family time, but we recently realized that we had never been to the one in our own hometown. This museum was small, but packed to the brim with history most of the books forget. The docents were enthusiastic, kind, and knowledgeable. They taught us more in an hour than we had known in over 20 years of living on the very "Mill Hill" featured in the museum! It was a beautiful experience and we hope to develop some kind of relationship with this museum...