Mount Holly, South Carolina

Mount Holly is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina^[1] just north of Goose Creek, South Carolina.

History

A post office called Mount Holly was established in 1853, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1990.^[2] Mount Holly was originally the name of a nearby plantation.^[3]

The historic Medway Plantation (ca. 1694) is located within the village and possibly the oldest house in South Carolina.^[4] In the nineteenth century The Mount Holly Mining and Manufacturing Company was active in the village.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Holly, South Carolina
↑ "Berkeley County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
↑ Heitzler, Michael James (2005). Goose Creek, South Carolina: A Definitive History 1670-2003. The History Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-59629-055-6.
↑ "Medway, Berkeley County (off U.S. Hwy. 52, Mount Holly vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 8 April 2009.

Municipalities and communities of Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States

County seat: Moncks Corner

Cities	Charleston‡ Goose Creek‡ Hanahan North Charleston‡

Towns	Bonneau Jamestown Moncks Corner St. Stephen Summerville‡

CDPs	Bonneau Beach Ladson‡ Pinopolis Russellville Sangaree

Other unincorporated communities	Alvin Bethera Cross Gumville Huger Mount Holly Strawberry Wide Awake

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 33°02′04″N 80°02′04″W / 33.03444°N 80.03444°W / 33.03444; -80.03444

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