The Yorkville Female College was founded on this site in 1852 and
continued until it became the Yorkville Graded School in 1889. The
original building burned on November 16, 1900 due to a chimney fire
and a new building was erected in 1902. The central portion and
east wing of the building were added in 1922. It became the York
Elementary School in 1951 when grades 9 – 12 moved to the newly
built high school (now Harold C. Johnson Middle). The building
underwent renovations in 1956 with the addition of a new brick
annex that included a cafeteria and more classrooms. In 1973, the
school was renamed McCelvey Elementary School in honor of Mr.
George C. McCelvey, who was principal from 1912 – 1948. The last
day of school held in the building was June 4, 1987. Since 1987,
the McCelvey Center has operated as a community and performing arts
center and is now a part of the
Culture & Heritage Museums
of York County. It includes the Historical Center of York
County, a local history and genealogy research room, and the
Southern Revolutionary War Institute, a scholarly facility for
studying the American Revolution in the Southern colonies.
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This cache is part of the "York County History Series". The
York County
Geocaching Organization and the Rock Hill/York County
Convention & Visitor Bureau welcomes you to participate.
Get your passport from either of the above websites then complete
the challenge by finding 12 of the 16 caches listed and answering
the questions on your passport. All answers will be short answers
found at the cache locations. You can then turn in the passport at
the York County Visitor Center to receive the limited edition York
County History Series geocoin! These coins are only available while
supplies last. After that, the caches will remain but the coins
will be gone!
NOTE: You only need to answer the question for the passport.
You can log the cache as a find without answering the
question.
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