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Filbert, [[South Carolina]], is an area in [[York County, South Carolina]], formerly incorporated. Filbert was disincorporated and re-annexed to be divided between [[York, South Carolina]] and [[Clover, South Carolina]]. Road signs still exist to proclaim this rural hamlet.
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'''Filbert''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[York County, South Carolina|York County]], [[South Carolina]], United States, which was formerly incorporated. Filbert was disincorporated and annexed, mostly between [[York, South Carolina|York]] and [[Clover, South Carolina|Clover]]. Road signs still exist to proclaim this rural village. Filbert's only major roadway is [[U.S. Route 321|U.S. Highway 321]].


==Notable people==
Filbert's claims to fame include well-loved [[peach]] stands and being the hometown of [[John M. Spratt, Jr.|U.S. Rep. John M. Spratt (D-SC), Jr.'s wife]], [[Jane Stacy Spratt]].
Filbert is the hometown of author [[Dori Sanders]], whose family there has operated one of the oldest [[African American]] owned farms in the region, primarily consisting of [[peach]] orchards, since 1915.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.usca.edu/news%26events/pickens-salleysymposium2006.htm |title=University of South Carolina Aiken |access-date=2019-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222459/http://www.usca.edu/news%26events/pickens-salleysymposium2006.htm |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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{{York County, South Carolina}}

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Latest revision as of 18:27, 17 November 2023

Filbert is an unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina, United States, which was formerly incorporated. Filbert was disincorporated and annexed, mostly between York and Clover. Road signs still exist to proclaim this rural village. Filbert's only major roadway is U.S. Highway 321.

Notable people

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Filbert is the hometown of author Dori Sanders, whose family there has operated one of the oldest African American owned farms in the region, primarily consisting of peach orchards, since 1915.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "University of South Carolina Aiken". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

35°02′55″N 81°15′15″W / 35.04861°N 81.25417°W / 35.04861; -81.25417