Fort Mill travel guide

Fort Mill is a town in York County, South Carolina, and a suburb of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The population was 7,587, per the 2000 census. The greater Fort Mill area is the home of several nationally notable businesses, including Jim Bakker's defunct Heritage USA (now reopened in part as Heritage International Ministries), part of Carowinds theme park, Muzak, and Springs Industries. It is also home to Knights Stadium, the home of the AAA Charlotte Knights since 1990. The town also serves as the headquarters of Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps. The town of Fort Mill was also the site of the last Confederate Cabinet meeting. Fort Mill's Confederate Park contains the nation's only monument to slaves fighting on the Confederate side of the American Civil War. Although the municipality of Fort Mill only had a population of 7,587 in the last census, the town is located in the middle of the larger Fort Mill Township, which has a population of approximately 35,000. The current mayor is Charles E. Powers, who has served since 1984. (...) more....