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Carowinds
Theme park straddling the North and South Carolina border with record-breaking coasters and a massive waterpark.
21 km · about 25 min drive
North AmericaUnited StatesSouth Carolina
Rock Hill
South Carolina, United States · North America
About Rock Hill
Rock Hill is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Lesslie, 21km from Carowinds.
Rock Hill is in South Carolina, United States, with about 72,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lesslie, about 7 km away.
Rock Hill Downtown Historic District consists of twelve contiguous buildings built between 1870 and 1931 in downtown Rock Hill in York County, South Carolina.
The twelve buildings are:
Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 144 Caldwell St.
First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 201 E. White St.
First BaptistRead more
Church, 215 E. Main St.
St. John's United Methodist Church, St. John's Court
Old Post Office Building, 325 Oakland Ave.
Post Office and Federal Building, 102 E. Main St.
Andrew Jackson Hotel, 223 E. Main St.
Citizens Bank Building, 157 E. Main St.
McFadden Building, 212 E. Main St.
Bass Furniture Company, 208-210 E. Main St.
Fink's Department Store 206 E. Main St.
Rock Hill Supply Company, 202 E. Main St.
In 1931 the Old Post Office Building was moved about a block from its original site where the new Post Office now stands. The Old Post Office then served as a library, until 1974, and now serves as a private office building. It was built in 1906 and designed by James Knox Taylor, the Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
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Within an hour or so of Rock Hill: Carowinds (21 km), NASCAR Hall of Fame (37 km), Charlotte Motor Speedway (57 km).
Where is Rock Hill?
Rock Hill is in South Carolina, United States, about 7 km from Lesslie.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 71,548
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- South Carolina
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 34.9249, -81.0251
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Rock Hill
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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NASCAR Hall of Fame
Interactive entertainment attraction honoring NASCAR's greatest drivers with racing simulators and historic stock cars.
37 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Heart of NASCAR country in Concord, NC, offering speedway tours and the chance to drive a stock car at racing speed.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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