Vancy Ray Robinson Fort Lawn SC

Fort Lawn is a town in Chester County, South Carolina. The population was 895 at the 2010 census. John A. G. Walker owned a 1,000-acre plantation in Chester County. After Walker died in the 1870s, his widow wanted a town built, which would be named Walkerville. She offered the Chester and Cheraw Railroad land to build a line through the propos…
Fort Lawn is a town in Chester County, South Carolina. The population was 895 at the 2010 census. John A. G. Walker owned a 1,000-acre plantation in Chester County. After Walker died in the 1870s, his widow wanted a town built, which would be named Walkerville. She offered the Chester and Cheraw Railroad land to build a line through the proposed town, which they did. The Walkers' daughter married a Dr. Fort, who had a large home with a lawn next to the railroad. The story is that the railroad's conductor would say, "Everybody off for Fort's Lawn!"
  • Elevation: 532 ft (162 m)
  • Country: United States
  • State: South Carolina
  • County: Chester
  • Incorporated: 1887
  • ZIP code: 29714
  • Area code(s): 803, 839

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