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Lesslie’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Lesslie. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Lesslie is a census-designated place located in York County, South Carolina, United States, southeast of the city of Rock Hill. In 2010, Lesslie had a total population of 2,882 people. While Lesslie is sometimes considered to be a town, it is not incorporated and does not have a town council or mayor. Lesslie is a fast-growing suburban area a part of the Charlotte Metro along Interstate 77, which can be accessed from exits 75 and 77.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,112 people in 2010, 3,068 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1997.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lesslie yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lesslie, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lesslie is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lesslie has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Catawba Rosenwald School in Catawba, 3.6 miles away.

Lesslie and the nearest listed places

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Catawba Rosenwald SchoolHighland Park Manufacturing Plant and Cotton Oil ComplexR.L. and Annie Sturgis HouseMassey-Doby-Nisbet HouseAdam Ivy HouseReid Street-North Confederate Avenue Area Historic District

Closest to Lesslie

Catawba Rosenwald SchoolCatawba · Building3.6miHighland Park Manufacturing Plant and Cotton Oil ComplexRock Hill · District4.4miR.L. and Annie Sturgis HouseRock Hill · Building4.8miMassey-Doby-Nisbet HouseVan Wyck · Building4.9miAdam Ivy HouseVan Wyck · Building5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Catawba Rosenwald School’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Lesslie?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Lesslie’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Rock Hill📜 Van Wyck📜 Fort Mill📜 Marvin
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