The History of Roscoe Highlighted in New Local Book

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - July 17, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series is Roscoe by Dorothy Hunter with Doris Hunter Tropp. The book boasts more than 200 vintage of days gone past.

Robert J. Cross arrived in Roscoe in 1835 and by the 1840s the village had two churches, sawmills, a gristmill, a woolen mill and a distillery. Roscoe had become the musical center of the area, with the city’s brass band performing at the ceremony for the laying of Beloit College’s cornerstone.

Founded by hardworking, temperate abolitionists, the village was named after an Englishman well known for his antislavery poems. The villagers were interested in culture, education and civic improvement. The annual fall festival, which was famous for its pageants and parades, was begun to provide funding for sidewalks, electricity, telephones and a fire department. The fall festival continues to be an annual community event and the Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District is one of the finest in the area.

Topics covered in Roscoe include:
•   The Big Fundraiser
•   Water and Rails
•   Bricks and Pavement
•   Steeples of Roscoe
•   Learnin’ and Time Together
•   Fun and Games
•   Faces of Roscoe

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

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