Historical Marker
Old Town Fact
Historical marker location:
115 Dave Lyle Blvd, Rock Hill, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of Dave Lyle Boulevard (State Highway 122) and East Black Street, on the right when traveling east on Dave Lyle Boulevard.)
Old Town, Rock Hill, SC.
South Carolina was a major center of the transatlantic slave trade. Charleston was one of the busiest ports for the importation of enslaved Africans in North America, with an estimated 40% of all enslaved Africans brought to the United States passing through the city.