Fort Mill history: Do you remember?

1996

▪ Todd and Heather Wilson, young Fort Mill couple, were leading an effort to clean up the Old Unity Cemetery.

▪ Fort Mill’s second Habitat for Humanity house was being built on Joe Louis Street. When finished, it would be occupied by Monica Ann Tillman and her two sons.

▪ A 13-year-old Fort Mill Middle School student died of head injuries after falling off his skateboard while holding on to the spoiler of a moving car.

▪ Fort Mill’s Yellow Jackets fell to Lancaster 21-7. Sophomore defensive tackle Omar Potts was Most Valuable Player on defense. Indian Land dropped a 15-8 decision to McBee.

1976

▪ A delegation from Skipper Street, obviously fed up with city council and the Fort Mill Police Department over their failure to do anything about a years’ long dog problem, demanded action.

▪ The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets, led by Robert Thomas and Tommy Thompson, routed the Lewisville Lions 34-0. The Indian Land Warriors defeated Buford 12-7.

▪ Grey Rock Country Club announced the opening of its back nine holes giving the course 18 challenging holes.

▪ Lonnie Phifer, vice president of Carolina Loan and Reality Company, spoke to the Woman’s Club of Fort Mill about important things women should know about real estate.

1956

▪ The Town team defeated Pilot two games to one to win the Fort Mill Midget Baseball League Championship.

▪ The Fort Mill Yellow Jackets ran their unbeaten, untied and un-scored on streak to four games by defeating Whitmire 12-0 and Clover 20-0.

1936

▪ A decision was reached to field a football team at Fort Mill High School this fall. Cleve Lytle was named coach.

▪ A large number of Fort Mill people enjoyed seeing and hearing President Roosevelt when he spoke at Charlotte’s new Municipal Stadium.

1916

▪ The Fort Mill Graded School was expecting 35 rifles from the War Department to be used for the training of male students in military tactics.

▪ The funeral and burial of Mrs. Annie Wilson Howe of Philadelphia, only sister of President Wilson, was held at the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia.

This story was originally published September 20, 2016 at 11:50 AM with the headline "Fort Mill history: Do you remember?."