It contains graves of three generations of the Spratt family, and other early settlers of the Fort Mill area.

It includes the grave of Thomas "Kanawha" Spratt (ca.

1731–1807), one of the first settlers of the area, and located adjacent to the site his homestead along Nation Ford Road.

The land was provided for the Spratt homestead by the General New River, leader of the Catawba tribe.

[2][3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.