Rock Hill Street Railway

ROCK HILL STREET RAILWAY (Continued from other side) From 1891 to 1918 a street rallway connected Rallroad Ave.. the depots, Main St., and Winthrop College. Nick- named "Rock Hill Electric Rallway," it was pulled by mules named "Lec" and "Tric" for 21 years, then ran on battery power. Its rails were salvaged during World War II. Rallroad Ave. was renamed Trade St. by 1920, as the largest retall center in the area. Trade St. was all but eliminated by urban renewal In 1973.