Editing Hartsville, South Carolina (section)

==History==
The area surrounding Hartsville was once home to several [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes, including the [[Pee Dee people|Pee Dee]], [[Catawba people|Catawba]], [[Chicora]], Edisto, Sane, and Chicora-Waccamaw, who inhabited the region until European settlers arrived.

Hartsville's first settlement began around 1760. The town is named for Captain Thomas E. Hart, who eventually owned most of the land in the community. Hart started a successful mercantile business, but lost his business and his land during the economic depression of 1837–1838.

In 1845, Thomas Hart's son, John Lide Hart, purchased {{convert|495|acre}} of land in what is now downtown Hartsville from Colonel Law. John Hart went on to establish a carriage factory, steam-powered saw mill, grist mill, general store, and Hartsville Baptist Church. Caleb Coker purchased the carriage factory for his son [[James Lide Coker]] in 1855.

James Lide Coker came to Hartsville in 1857 with plans to implement new farming methods he had learned at [[Harvard College]]. This was interrupted by the start of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], in which he became a major for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]]. He returned to Hartsville injured and found that his plantation was in shambles. He planned to reconstruct his plantation and bring prosperity to the town of Hartsville.  Major Coker established Welsh Neck High School, which later became [[Coker University]]. He also established a seed company, oil mill, fertilizer plant, the Coker and Company General Store, a bank, and the Southern Novelty Company, now known as [[Sonoco]] Products Company. Even with his own successes in business, Coker and his family were unable to convince other business owners in the area to build a railroad spur, so they decided to build their own, which became the [[Hartsville Railroad]], completed in 1889.

The Town of Hartsville received its first charter on December 11, 1891, during a period of bustling economic activity and growth.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Hartsville |url=https://www.hartsvillesc.gov/visitors/ |website=City of Hartsville - Visitors |access-date=11 December 2018}}</ref>

The railroad eventually became part of the [[South Carolina Central Railroad]], and the Southern Novelty Company and Carolina Fiber Company merged to form Sonoco Products Company. Sonoco eventually expanded to a global scale and became a [[Fortune 500]] company.

===List of mayors of Hartsville, South Carolina===
Hartsville's first Mayor was W.K. Bell, sworn in in 1892 just after the City was chartered. He served a partial term before being proceeded by Major James Lide Coker.
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!#!!Mayor!!Party!!Sworn in!!Left office!!Comments
|- bgcolor=
|1
|W.K. Bell
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|1892
|1892
|
|- bgcolor=
|2
|James Lide Coker
|
|1892
|1894
|Major Coker served in the [[Confederate Army]] in the [[American Civil War]] and was elected to the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] in 1864 before moving to Hartsville.<ref>{{cite web |title=Collection: James Lide Coker papers|url=https://archives.library.sc.edu/repositories/3/resources/40 |website=South Caroliniana Library Repository |publisher=University of South Carolina |access-date=28 July 2024 }}</ref> January 3, 1837 - June 25, 1918.
|- bgcolor=
|3
|J.S. White
|
|1895
|1896
|
|- bgcolor=
|4
|J.E. Bass
|
|1896
|1896
|
|- bgcolor=
|5
|C.J. Woodrow
|
|1897
|1897
|
|- bgcolor=
|6
|J.S. White
|
|1898
|1900
|
|- bgcolor=
|7
|D.R. Coker
|
|1900
|1901
|
|- bgcolor=
|8
|M.S. McKinnon
|
|1902
|1903
|
|- bgcolor=
|9
|H.A. Edwards
|
|1904
|1906
|
|- bgcolor=
|9
|C.W. Coker
|
|1907
|1908
|
|- bgcolor=
|10
|M.S. McKinnon
|
|1909
|1910
|
|- bgcolor=
|11
|E.A. Miller
|
|1911
|1916
|
|- bgcolor=
|12
|L.B. Stephenson
|
|1919
|1920
|
|- bgcolor=
|13
|P.H. Rogers
|
|1921
|1926
|
|- bgcolor=
|14
|W.D. Arthur
|
|1927
|1930
|
|- bgcolor=
|15
|R.E. Sowell
|
|1931
|1934
|
|- bgcolor=
|16
|C.H. Campbell
|
|1935
|1938
|
|- bgcolor=
|17
|L.H. Stokes
|
|1939
|1944
|
|- bgcolor=
|18
|G.J. Lawton
|
|1945
|1946
|
|- bgcolor=
|19
|R.W. Shand
|
|1947
|1948
|
|- bgcolor=
|20
|R.B. White
|
|1949
|1954
|
|- bgcolor=
|21
|P. Wilmeth
|
|1955
|1957
|
|- bgcolor=
|22
|T.L. Maxwell
|
|1957
|1963
|
|- bgcolor=
|23
|O.D. Kelly
|
|1963
|1965
|
|- bgcolor=
|24
|Robert King Bass
|
|1965
|1973
|February 16, 1925 - May 2, 1999<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert King Bass, Sr. b. 16 Feb 1925 Darlington County, South Carolina d. 2 May 1999 Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina: Bassett Family Association |url=https://www.bassettbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I40359&tree=1A&sitever=standard |website=Bassett Family Association |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=
|25
|Dr. Glenn Johnston Lawhon, Jr.
|
|1973
|1985
|July 3, 1925 - February 16, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dr. Glenn Johnston Lawhon Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information |url=https://www.bpafuneralhome.com/obituaries/Glenn-Lawhon/#!/TributeWall |website=Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home |publisher=Brown Pennington Atkins Funeral Home |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=
|26
|Louis Matthew "Matt" Cannarella
|
|1985
|1993
|October 16, 1954 - November 8, 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hon. Louis Matthew "Matt" Cannarella Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information |url=https://www.bpafuneralhome.com/obituaries/Louis-Matthew-Matt-Cannarella/#!/Obituary |website=Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=
|27
|Flora "Flossie" C. Hopkins
|
|1994
|2001
|Mayor Hopkins was Hartsville's first female Mayor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hartsville’s first female mayor dies |url=https://www.newsandpress.net/hartsvilles-first-female-mayor-dies/ |website=News and Press |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> April 12, 1939 - January 25th, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mrs. Flora Autrey "Flossie" Carmichael Hopkins Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information |url=https://www.bpafuneralhome.com/obituaries/Flora-Autrey-Flossie-Hopkins/#!/Obituary |website=Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home |publisher=Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=
|28
|William A. Gaskins
|
|2001
|2005
|Councilman Gaskins defeated Councilman Franklin Hines in the general election to win the Mayor's seat.
|- bgcolor=
|29
|Michael S. Holt
|
|2005
|2009
|In August of 2009, Mayor Holt accepted an appointment as a judge and vacated his seat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Faile |first1=Jim |title=Hartsville Mayor Michael Holt elected to judgeship |url=https://scnow.com/news/local/hartsville-mayor-michael-holt-elected-to-judgeship/article_58a00de3-9aee-51f4-80f4-b854e89fe204.html |website=SCNow |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> May 1, 1970 - July 28, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hon. Michael Shea Holt Sr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information |url=https://www.bpafuneralhome.com/obituaries/Michael-Holt-14/#!/Obituary |website=Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home |publisher=Brown - Pennington - Atkins Funeral Home |access-date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=
|30
|David L. McFarland
|
|Aug. 2009
|Nov. 2009
|In August of 2009, Mayor Pro Tem McFarland became mayor for the remainder of Mayor Holt's term when Holt stepped down to accept an appointment as a judge. Mayor McFarland was Hartsville's first Black mayor.<ref>{{cite web |title=McFarland becomes city's first black mayor |url=https://scnow.com/news/local/mcfarland-becomes-citys-first-black-mayor/article_ce234f54-68bc-50fb-9310-f8d5d1e3da00.html |website=SCNow |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=
|31
|Carl "Mel" M. Pennington, IV
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|November 10, 2009<ref>{{cite web |title=11-10-2009 Public Hearing and Regular Meeting - Laserfiche WebLink |url=http://weblink.mccinnovations.com/WebLink/2/doc/94810/Page1.aspx |website=City Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>
|Dec 14, 2021
|
|- bgcolor=
|32
|Casey G. Hancock
|
|December 14, 2021
|
|
|}

===Historic sites===
Locations listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]:
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* The [[Arcade Hotel (Hartsville, South Carolina)|Arcade Hotel]] 
* [[E. W. Cannon House and Store|E.W. Cannon House & Store]]
* [[Coker University]]
* [[Coker Experimental Farms]]
* [[J.L. Coker Company Building]]
* [[James L. Coker III House]]
* [[Robert R. Coker House]]
* [[S. Pressly Coker House]]
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* [[Davidson Hall, Coker University|Davidson Hall]]
* [[C.K. Dunlap House]]
* [[East Home Avenue Historic District]]
* [[J.B. Gilbert House]]
* [[Thomas E. Hart House, and Kalmia Gardens|Thomas E. Hart House]]
* [[Hartsville Armory]]
* [[Hartsville Passenger Station]]
* [[Hartsville Post Office]]
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* [[Wade Hampton Hicks House]]
* [[Jacob Kelley House]]
* [[Lawton Park and Pavilion]]
* [[Magnolia Cemetery (Hartsville, South Carolina)|Magnolia Cemetery]]
* [[A.M. McNair House]]
* [[Memorial Hall (Hartsville, South Carolina)|Memorial Hall]]
* [[Paul H. Rogers House]] 
* [[West College Avenue Historic District]]
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Locations recognized by the South Carolina Historical Markers Program<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Markers|url=https://scdah.sc.gov/historic-preservation/programs/historical-markers |website=SC Department of Archives and History |access-date=28 July 2024 }}</ref> as administered by the [[State Historic Preservation Office]]:
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* Arcade Hotel
* Butler School
* Carolina Fiber Co. / Sonoco Products Company
* Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company
* Damascus Methodist Church
* David Robert Coker
* Eastern Carolina Silver Company
* First Baptist Church
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* Hough's Hotel
* Hartsville Colored Cemetery
* Hartsville Cotton Mill
* Hartsville Graded School
* Hartsville Oil Mill
* Hartsville Passenger Depot
* James Lide Coker
* Jerusalem Baptist Church
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* John L. Hart / John Hart House
* Primus Park
* St. Joseph's Catholic Church
* Thomas E. Hart House
* Welsh Neck High School / Coker College
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=== Points of interest ===
* [[Center Theater (Hartsville, South Carolina)|Center Theater]]
* [[Coker University]]
* [[Hartsville Museum]]
* [[Kalmia Gardens]]
* [[Sonoco Products]]