Work and industry
Mills, mines, furnaces, farms, fisheries, factories and the people who built them. 352 places on the trail.
Colonial (pre-contact to 1763)
- 18-11Archdale HallArchdale Hall Plantation was established in 1681 by a royal grant of 300 acres to Richard Baker. The plantation, later e...
- 22-63Beneventum PlantationThe main house at Beneventum dates to c. 1755. It was likely commissioned by William Fyffe, a surgeon and Scottish emigr...
- 08-45Boochawee HallBoochawee Hall, created in 1683 by a 2,400-acre grant, was owned by two colonial governors, father and son. James Moore ...
- 10-31Boone Hall PlantationBoone Hall Plantation, established in 1681 by a grant to Major John Boone, remained in the family for 130 years. The pla...
- 22-60Brookgreen PlantationTitle to the land that comprised Brookgreen Plantation is traced to a patent for 48,000 acres granted to Robert Daniell ...
- 08-55Broom Hall PlantationBroom Hall Plantation, later called Bloom Hall and still later Bloomfield, was first granted to Edward Middleton in 1678...
- 08-46Button HallThis plantation was once part of Boochawee Hall, owned by Governor James Moore (d. 1706). Moore left 615 acres to his da...
- 10-84Charles TowneThe first permanent English settlement in what is now S.C. was established here in 1670. Named for King Charles II, the ...
- 33-16Colonial MillTo the north is the site of a colonial-era grist mill, likely built by Benjamin Watson. He erected a mill on the east si...
- 10-74Cook's Old Field CemeteryThis plantation cemetery predates the American Revolution. It was established by early members of the Hamlin, Hibben and...
- 08-56Crowfield PlantationCrowfield Plantation, on the headwaters of Goose Creek, was originally granted to John Berringer in 1701. John Gibbes (1...
- 10-14Drayton HallSeat of the Drayton family for seven generations, this land was acquired in 1738 by John Drayton (c. 1715-1779) as the c...
- 08-71Eighteen Mile House TavernFrom the 18th century, the State Road from Charleston and the Road to Dorchester met near here. These paths connected Ch...
- 07-48Fairfield PlantationThis 756-acre plantation was established before the American Revolution by planter Benjamin Garden (1736-1789), for whom...
- 10-157Fenwick Indigo VatsOn this site are the rare surviving remnants of four 18th century indigo vats. Indigo is a blue dye derived from several...
- 10-119Fenwick PlantationFenwick Plantation began as a 3,000-acre tract purchased in 1721 by John Fenwick, an English planter. Fenwick had the tw...
- 09-01First Land Granted in Calhoun County AreaGeorge Sterling was granted 570 acres of land here on March 14, 1704. During the lifetime of his daughter, Mary Sterling...
- 07-18Fish Hall PlantationThis plantation was part of a 1717 Proprietary landgrant of 500 acres to Col. John Barnwell. Later owners included membe...
- 35-22Frederick Charles Hans Bruno PoellnitzBorn 1754 [1734] in Gotha, Germany, this former chamberlain to King Frederick the Great of Prussia came to America in 17...
- 08-63French Huguenot PlantationAbraham Fleury, sometimes called Abraham Fleury Sieur De La Plaine, settled here about 1680. He was one of the first Fre...
- 10-40Hampton PlantationHampton Plantation, 2 mi. NW, was established by 1730 and was one of the earliest rice plantations on the Santee River, ...
- 22-57Hobcaw BaronyIn 1718 the Lords Proprietors granted 12,000 acres on Hobcaw Point, the southern portion of Waccamaw Neck, to John, Lord...
- 08-41Howe Hall PlantationHowe Hall Plantation, an inland rice plantation, was established here by Robert Howe, who came to S.C. in 1683. His firs...
- 08-42Howe Hall PlantationHowe Hall Plantation was established here by Robert Howe about 1683 and passed to his son Job Howe (d. 1706), Speaker of...
- 10-75Inland Rice Fields, ca. 1701-1865Embankments and ditches dating from the early 18th century are still visible here and show the elaborate layout of rice ...
- 10-18Laurel Hill PlantationJohn Boone owned this land by 1694, and the plantation that developed here passed in 1864 to Dr. Peter P. Bonneau, signe...
- 08-44Liberty Hall PlantationThis inland rice plantation has its origins in a 1683 grant. In 1726 Nathaniel Moore and his wife sold a 900-acre parcel...
- 08-80Martin's TavernNear here stood Martin’s Tavern, also known as the Forty-Five Mile House for its distance from Charleston. On Sept. 11, ...
- 10-52Maybank GreenIn 1697 David Maybank II (1660-1713) acquired 200 acres along Hobcaw Creek from the Lords Proprietors. Maybank, a carpen...
- 08-19MedwayMedway, established in 1686, features a 1704-05 brick house which is one of the oldest in S.C. The Lords Proprietors gav...
- 18-04Middleton PlaceThese famous gardens were laid out about 1741 by Henry Middleton (1717-84), President of Continental Congress. His son, ...
- 08-04Mulberry PlantationOriginally granted to Sir Peter Colleton in 1679. Acquired in 1712 by Thomas Broughton, who erected the present mansion,...
- 18-06Newington PlantationNewington Plantation was established on this site in the 1680s after Daniel Axtell received a royal grant of 300 acres. ...
- 43-34Oakland PlantationThis plantation was established in 1735 with a royal grant to William Sanders, who built a house and tavern, or “publick...
- 08-29Otranto Indigo VatBuilt 1750-1790 at Otranto Plantation and used to process dye from indigo, an important S.C. crop from 1747 to 1796. Mov...
- 08-27Otranto PlantationOriginally known as "Yeshoe," this plantation was granted in 1679 to Arthur Middleton, great-granduncle of the signer of...
- 10-73Plainsfield PlantationPlainsfield Plantation, on this site, and Pawletts Plantation, nearby, were established ca. 1690 by Joseph Blake (1663-1...
- 08-76Quintyne PlantationRichard Quintyne (d.1695) established a plantation near here and a creek .5 miles east in the 1680s. Likely born in Engl...
- 22-39Retreat Rice PlantationIn 1711 the Lords Proprietors granted Winyah Barony to Robert Daniel, who sold it to Thomas Smith. By 1787 Retreat had b...
- 08-21Silk Hope PlantationHome and burial place of Sir Nathaniel Johnson, born in the County of Durham, England, in 1644; knighted in 1680, was a ...
- 26-13SocasteeSocastee is a Native American name referred to as “Sawkastee” in a 1711 land grant to Percival Pawley. A skirmish betwee...
- 08-60Spring Grove PlantationSpring Grove, an inland rice plantation on the Back River, was part of a 1706 grant by the Lords Proprietors to John Bar...
- 08-40Springfield PlantationSpringfield Plantation, an inland rice plantation, was established here by Paul Mazyck (d. 1749), a planter and merchant...
- 08-65Steepbrook PlantationThis plantation was established in 1701 by a grant of 500 acres near Goose Creek to Lewis Lansac from the Lords Propriet...
- 15-13Temple of SportOn top of this ridge stood a sylvan temple erected before the Revolution by Colonel Barnard Elliott, patriot and sportsm...
- 08-54The OaksThe Oaks, an inland rice plantation, was established here by Edward Middleton (d. 1685) on a 1678 grant from the Lords P...
- 22-50The Oaks PlantationThe Oaks Plantation was established on the Santee River in 1705 by a grant from the Lords Proprietors to John Sauseau, a...
- 08-49Thorgood PlantationIn 1682 the Lords Proprietors granted 3,000 acres here, on a branch of the Back River, to Joseph Thorogood (d. 1684). Th...
- 08-23Wadboo BaronyNear this point was the SW corner of Wadboo Barony, a 12,000 acre tract about 4 miles square, granted in 1683 to James C...
- 08-64White House PlantationThe first plantation here was established in 1731 by Alexander Vanderdussen (d. 1759), British army officer and member o...
- 10-63Windsor Hill PlantationThis inland rice plantation was established in 1701 by a grant of 500 acres to Joseph Child. The original grant was betw...
- 22-16Winyah Indigo SocietySpringing from the fervor for indigo, the colony's vital new crop for making blue dye, the Winyah Indigo Society was beg...
Era of American Revolution (1764-1783)
- 44-21"Christie's Tavern"Christopher Coleman, native of Va., was granted several hundred acres of land in this area in the 1760s. He and his wife...
- 01-13Action at Pratt's MillThe last action of the Revolution in this part of S.C. was at Pratt’s Mill, a grist mill on the Little River owned by Jo...
- 18-19Bacon's BridgeAn early bridge over the Ashley River near this site, built ca. 1696-1700, was first owned by John Stevens. Stevens sold...
- 44-07Battle of Blackstock'sThis battle of the Revolution took place on William Blackstock's plantation, 3 miles N. on the south side of the Tyger R...
- 08-12Brabant PlantationResidence of Rt. Rev. Robert Smith, who was born in Norfolk England, 1732. He was consecrated in Philadelphia in 1795 as...
- 09-24British Outpost at Belleville PlantationWest of the highway is the site of Belleville, a plantation on the banks of the Congaree River owned by William Thomson....
- 33-10Calhoun MillBuilt ca. 1854 on a mill site in use since the 1770s, this large brick building on Little River was used for grinding co...
- 45-11Captain William Henry MouzonThis was the plantation of Capt. William Henry Mouzon (1741-1807), prominent militia officer in the American Revolution....
- 39-20Cherokee Village of EssenecaNative Americans inhabited this site prior to the American Revolution. In 1775 naturalist William Bartram described the ...
- 44-15Fair Forest PlantationFair Forest, named for nearby Fairforest Creek, was the plantation of Col. Thomas Fletchall (d. 1789), prominent militia...
- 08-68Fairlawn PlantationFairlawn Barony, sometimes called “Fair-Lawn,” was granted to Peter Colleton, whose father John had been one of the orig...
- 08-25Francis MarionAccording to family information, Francis Marion, brigadier general of the S.C. Militia during the American Revolution, w...
- 02-75Galphin's FortGalphin’s Fort was a stockaded colonial-era outpost at nearby Silver Bluff. The fort was built at the home and trading p...
- 38-07Grave of Major MajoribanksThe British army encamped at Wantoot Plantation, home of Daniel Ravenel, after the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Now under La...
- 40-30HopkinsLand granted to Jno. Hopkins 1765. Minerva Academy located here 1802-34. Old plantations nearby: CABIN BRANCH (Hopkins, ...
- 21-35Joshua Braveboy PlantationThis site was part of the 150-acre plantation of Joshua Braveboy (1740-fl. 1820), a free black who served in the S.C. mi...
- 32-28Laurance Corley HouseThis log house was built ca. 1771 by Laurance Corley (1742-1815), whose plantation of over 1700 acres occupied much of p...
- 08-16Lewisfield PlantationThis land, part of Fairlawn Barony and known as Little Landing, was bought in 1767 by Sedgwick Lewis. His daughter Sarah...
- 11-12Limestone QuarryLimestone deposits here furnished lime used in the production of iron during the American Revolution and throughout the ...
- 08-83Maham PlantationNorth of here was a plantation owned by Hezekiah Maham (1739-1789). A legislator, soldier, and planter, Maham owned 500 ...
- 08-08Mepkin PlantationHome of Henry Laurens, who was born in Charleston in 1724 and died at Mepkin in 1792. President of the first and second ...
- 19-04Old Simkins Cemetery1/2 mile west, on "Cedar Fields" plantation, is buried the family of Captain Arthur Simkins, soldier in the American Rev...
- 28-23Rugeley's MillsRugeley’s Mills was a Revolutionary-era trading post located northeast of Flat Rock and Grannys Quarter Creeks. Owned by...
- 46-22Site of White's MillAbout 1 ½ miles south of here on Fishing Creek were a house and mill mentioned on a 1766 royal landgrant to Hugh White. ...
- 10-60The ElmsThe Elms, an inland rice plantation on the headwaters of Goose Creek, was owned by the Izard family for more than 150 ye...
- 10-17The Elms PlantationRalph Izard inherited The Elms after his father's death in 1749. During the Revolution he provided financial support to ...
- 08-15Thomas Sumter's StoreAbout 1765-1767 Thomas Sumter, future hero of the American Revolution, kept a country store near this spot where the str...
- 08-81Thomas Sumter's StoreThomas Sumter, influential militia leader in the American Revolution, kept a store in this area about 1765-1767. Born in...
- 08-91Wambaw PlantationBall and Henry Laurens in 1756. Later a major S.C. political leader, Laurens’s stake in Wambaw first qualified him for l...
- 11-04Whig HillThis plantation, 1.5 mi. S. near Thicketty Creek, was settled about 1767 by John Nuckolls, Sr. (1732-1780), a native of ...
- 24-26White HallBy 1767, White Hall was an extensive frontier plantation and the home of Andrew Williamson, unschooled son of Scottish s...
- 46-61William Bratton PlantationIn 1766 William Bratton and his wife Martha Robertson purchased 200 acres on the South Fork of Fishing Creek and built a...
- 46-24William Hill (1741-1816)) William Hill, who served in the American Revolution and was present at many battles, built an ironworks near here on A...
South Carolina in the Early Republic (1784-1815)
- 29-11Barr's Tavern SiteOn the morning of May 27, 1791, President George Washington had breakfast near here at Nathan Barr's Tavern, which was l...
- 43-43Cane Savannah PlantationCane Savannah Plantation was established in 1784 by a 4000-acre grant to Lt. Col. Matthew Singleton (1730-1787), state r...
- 22-05Clifton PlantationPresident George Washington on his southern tour traveled southward over this road, April 27-30, 1791. While in this vic...
- 40-40Fisher's Mill on Gill CreekAbout 1800, Col. Thomas Taylor erected the small building, ¼ mile upstream, where cotton goods were woven for his planta...
- 46-21Fort MillFort Mill was established on land received in 1787 by Thomas Spratt, one of the first settlers in this area. According t...
- 26-11Galivants FerryIn 1792 Galivants Ferry was named for Richard Gallevan, owner of ferry rights for Elirsee’s Landing on the Little Pee De...
- 23-05General Store Alexander McBeth & Co.One of the first stores in this section of the state stood near this spot. Its day book shows that it was in operation i...
- 10-21Grave of Colonel William A. Washington3/4 mile on Live Oak Plantation at Sandy Hill Plantation, seven miles N.W, this Virginian made his home in the country t...
- 40-29Horrell Hill300 yards north is the site of the Richland County Court House built about 1794; abandoned when county courts were aboli...
- 33-12John De La Howe (ca. 1710-1797)Dr. John De La Howe, a French physician, came to South Carolina in 1764 and settled in the New Bordeaux community by the...
- 32-09Lee's Tavern SiteMills' Atlas of 1820 shows this site on the Augusta-Columbia road as the location of John W. Lee's Stage Tavern. Accordi...
- 43-18Lenoir StoreSince before 1808, the Lenoir family have operated a general store at the site of Horatio, S. C. Lenoir's Store is menti...
- 10-55Point PlantationThe McClellan family for which McClellanville was named acquired this land shortly before the American Revolution. A 490...
- 04-06Printer John MillerThis London newspaper publisher and defender of a free press emigrated to Charleston in 1783 where he served as state pr...
- 23-97Prospect HillThis site was named Prospect Hill by Lemuel J. Alston, an early Greenville resident who acquired the property in 1788. H...
- 40-115Seibels HouseThis house, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and probably built during the last decade of the 18th cen...
- 38-23The Rocks PlantationHouse built 1803-05 by Capt. Peter Gaillard (1757-1833), pioneer cotton planter, S.C. Assemblyman 1796-7 & 1812-15. Hous...
- 10-19Thomas Pinckney 1750-1828Distinguished planter-diplomat Thomas Pinckney owned nearby Fairfield and Eldorado plantations. A national figure, he wa...
- 26-01Washington's Southern TourOn April 27, 1791, President George Washington spent the night nearby at the indigo plantation of Jeremiah Vereen. He wr...
- 22-13Washington's VisitOn his southern tour in 1791 President George Washington spent the night of April 28 here at Brookgreen Plantation. He w...
Antebellum (1816-1860)
- 40-44Antebellum PlantationsAmong the early Richland County plantations between the Wateree River and Columbia were: DEER POND and KENSINGTON (Singl...
- 26-29Ark PlantationIn colonial and antebellum days, at this site stood the planter’s residence of the Ark, a large indigo plantation. On Ju...
- 04-15AshtabulaThis plantation on the old road to Pickensville has been the home of several prominent S.C. families. Many of its owners...
- 02-07Beech Island Agricultural ClubOn January 5, 1856, Governor James H. Hammond and eleven other farmers of this area organized the Beech Island Agricultu...
- 30-16Belfast PlantationThis Federal plantation house was built between 1786 and 1815 for John Simpson (1751-1815), merchant and planter. Simpso...
- 22-25Birthplace of Jeremiah John SnowChina Grove was the birthplace of the Reverend Jeremiah John Snow (1836-1892), a son of the third James Snow who lived h...
- 46-43Black PlantationThis area was once part of the 448.5-acre plantation of Alexander Templeton Black (1798-1875), for whom Church Street wa...
- 42-11Calvary ChurchThe Reverend John D. McCullough was the first rector of this Episcopal Church, which was established in 1848. The origin...
- 22-53Chicora Wood PlantationThis plantation, with its origins in several grants to John Allson in 1732, 1734, and later, was in the hands of his gra...
- 40-37Columbia CanalCompleted 1824. Important link in the system of waterways transporting freight between the up country and Charleston. Su...
- 23-21Cotton MillsBy 1820 one of the first cotton mills in Greenville County was located at these river shoals. Pelham Manufacturing Co. p...
- 16-07Darlington District Agricultural SocietyOn May 5, 1846, a society was organized for "mutual improvement in agriculture and to promote the planting interest of t...
- 40-48Early Columbia RacetrackFrom early days horse racing was a favorite sport in Columbia and many famous horses were bred on neighboring plantation...
- 35-27Early Cotton MillAbout 1836 William T. Ellerbe, John McQueen, and John N. Williams built a cotton mill approximately one mile northwest. ...
- 17-03Early Cotton PressThis cotton press, built in 1798 according to tradition, is thought by many to be the oldest in existence. It was first ...
- 40-32Early Summer ResortsLightwood Knot Springs, situated about two miles north, a popular summer resort during the first half of the nineteenth ...
- 36-27Frederick Nance House-Oak GroveThe Frederick Nance House-Oak Grove, is an early nineteenth-century Classical Revival home, distinct from other early ar...
- 02-30Graniteville CemeteryThis cemetery, established about 1850, is closely associated with the Graniteville Mill, the largest and most successful...
- 02-22Graniteville MillThis mill, the largest textile mill in antebellum S.C., was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1847. It was founded by Will...
- 39-16Hagood MillThis grist mill was rebuilt in 1845 by James Earle Hagood (1826-1904), son of Benjamin Hagood (1788-1865), who had bough...
- 29-27Haile Gold MineIn 1827 Benjamin Haile (1768-1842) found gold here while panning in the streams on his plantation. After he found gold o...
- 19-19Halcyon GroveThis Federal house with a later Classical Revival porch was the home of two governors of S.C. It was built ca. 1824 for ...
- 21-15Hewn-Timber CabinsThe African Americans who built the two hewn-timber cabins that stand 200 yds. S on Wallace Woods Road were brought to M...
- 15-11Hickory ValleyNear here in a hickory grove Paul and Jacob Walter built in 1784 summer houses, which formed the nucleus of a summer col...
- 23-34Hopkins FarmThis farm has been owned by the Hopkins family since 1834, when John Hopkins (1793-1837) purchased it from William Toney...
- 40-169Hopkins [Marker #2]This rural community grew up around the plantation of John Hopkins (1739-1775). Hopkins, a native of Virginia, settled h...
- 22-27Hot and Hot Fish ClubEstablished by and comprised of the planters of All Saints Parish, this social club was dedicated to epicurean pursuits....
- 02-52KalmiaThis is the site of Kalmia, the home and plantation and William Gregg (1800-1867), pioneer industrialist of the antebell...
- 40-129KensingtonThis plantation on the Wateree River features a remarkable Italianate Revival house built in 1852-54. Designed by Charle...
- 21-55Mars Bluff Rice GrowersFrom the 18th century until c.1920, African American farmers grew rice in nearby fields. While not a major cash crop in ...
- 30-11Martin's StoreThis store, first known as Daniel’s store or the “Beehive,” was built before the Civil War by James Wright Daniel (1814-...
- 10-106Memminger HouseChristopher Memminger (1803-1888) lived in a home at this site as early as 1830. A German immigrant orphaned at age 4, M...
- 43-45Millford PlantationMillford, 1 mile west, is the finest Greek Revival house in S.C. and one of the finest in America. It was built from 183...
- 10-45Mills House HotelThe original Mills House Hotel, later the St. John Hotel, stood on this site for 115 years. Built in 1853 for Otis Mills...
- 05-12Mountain Home PlantationMountain Home Plantation, named for the hill on which it is located, was established before the Civil War. In 1859 Samue...
- 21-13Ney SchoolAbout 1843 Robert Rogers (1808-1882), a planter at "Blooming Grove" in the Back Swamp community of what was then Darling...
- 23-44Oakland PlantationThis house was built in 1823 by Dr. Thomas Collins Austin (1790-1883), physician and planter. Austin attended the Medica...
- 10-04Old Bank BuildingConstruction having begun in 1797, this building was occupied by the Bank of South Carolina on December 10, 1798, making...
- 19-01Old Law BuildingSite of law offices of/ELDRED SIMKINS/Congressman, Lt.-Governor./GEORGE McDUFFIE/ Congressman, Governor,/U.S. Senator./F...
- 22-31P. C. J. Weston House / Pelican InnPlowden Weston, Lt. Gov. of S.C. 1862-64, obtained land here in 1844 and by 1858 had built this beach residence. The Wes...
- 02-10Pascalis PlantationElizabeth Pascalis purchased these 790 acres in 1835, settled here with her son Cyril Ouviere, and brought the orphaned ...
- 02-24Pickens-Salley HouseThis plantation house, first known as “Edgewood,” is an excellent example of Federal-era architecture. Originally near E...
- 32-33PinareaPinarea, the plantation owned by soldier, statesman, and manufacturer Paul Quattlebaum (1812-1890), was a mile E. Quattl...
- 43-50Pinewood CemeteryPinewood Cemetery, also known as Weeks Cemetery, began as a family burial ground associated with the plantation owned by...
- 05-14Pinewood PlantationThis plantation was the home of Maj. William Seaborn Bamberg (1820-1858), planter, merchant, and the founder of Bamberg....
- 21-27Red DoeThis house was built in 1846 for Evander A. Gregg (1818-1874), a planter in what was Marion District. Its high masonry b...
- 07-31Rose HillThis plantation was part of the barony of Lords Proprietor Sir John Colleton; his descendants sold this portion to Dr. J...
- 21-11Roseville PlantationRoseville Plantation was established by a royal grant before the American Revolution and a house was built here ca. 1771...
- 21-18Roseville Plantation Slave and Freedman's CemeteryThis was originally the slave cemetery for Roseville Plantation. Roseville, established about 1771 by the Dewitt family,...
- 32-03Saluda FactoryOne mile east on the Saluda River stood a 4-story granite building erected by the Saluda Manufacturing Company, incorpor...
- 17-05Selkirk FarmDavid Satterwhite was granted 177 acres here in 1789 by Charles Pinckney, Governor of S. C. In 1855 this tract passed in...
- 10-126Slave Trading ComplexThis was the south end of a large slave trading complex known as The Mart or Ryan’s Mart. It was opened in 1856 by Thoma...
- 10-127Slave Trading ComplexFrom 1856 to 1863, this was the north end of a slave trading complex known as The Mart or Ryan’s Mart. It was opened by ...
- 05-11South Carolina Canal & Railroad CompanyBegan first successful scheduled steam railroad service in America on December 25, 1830, and by 1833 its 136 miles from ...
- 40-28South Carolina State HospitalInstitution authorized 1821 by General Assembly, mainly through the work of two members, Samuel Farrow and William Craft...
- 23-101Spring Park InnThe Spring Park Inn is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Travelers Rest. Its eastern section likely dates to c.18...
- 23-29Stone's MillThe first grist mill on Big Durbin Creek was built about 1813 for John Bruce (d. 1818), a veteran of the American Revolu...
- 20-24The OaksThis early Greek Revival house, built about 1835, is notable for its central double-tiered pedimented portico and double...
- 28-19The Price HouseThe Price House dates to 1829-30 and was built shortly after the Camden fire of 1829 burned many of the homes and busine...
- 04-17Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888)A native Philadelphian and leading agriculturist, Mr. Clemson was U.S. chargé d'affaires to Belgium, U.S. Superintendent...
- 29-30Thomas L. Clyburn HouseThomas Lorenzo Clyburn (1809-1869), prominent planter of Lancaster District and the first postmaster of Butler, 1853-56,...
- 22-47Town ClockThis Greek Revival market and town hall was built in 1842 after a fire destroyed many of the frame buildings on Front St...
- 29-35Turkey Point MillAround 1850 four local businessmen opened Turkey Point Mill north of here on the eastern banks of the Catawba River. Co-...
- 26-32Village of Little RiverLittle River was one of the earliest settled sections of Horry County. Pre-contact Native Americans made temporary encam...
- 46-10White HomeAbout 1839, this former plantation house was built by George Pendleton White (1801-1849) and his wife, Ann Hutchison Whi...
- 16-87White PlainsNorth of this road is White Plains, a two-story residence built c.1823 for Isaiah DuBose. It was one of the most substan...
- 02-70Williams HouseThis house was built for the family of William White Williams (1787-1845), a planter and S.C. legislator for Barnwell Di...
- 04-20Woodburn PlantationSome 200 yards west of here stands Woodburn, built by S.C. Lieutenant Governor Charles Cotesworth Pinckney by 1832. Dr. ...
Civil War (1861-1865)
- 44-16Balloon Landing, 1861On April 20, 1861, only days after the Civil War began at Fort Sumter, scientist and aeronaut T.S.C. Lowe (1832-1913) la...
- 03-12Barker's MillBarker’s Mill, which stood here on Jackson Branch, was a grist mill owned by William Ransome Barker (1816-1869), a plant...
- 40-124Confederate Printing PlantFrom April 1864 to February 1865 Confederate bonds and currency were printed and processed in this building, constructed...
- 07-24Emancipation DayOn New Year's Day 1863 this plantation owned by John Joyner Smith was the scene of elaborate ceremonies celebrating the ...
- 25-10Hermitage PlantationThis plantation was owned by large land owner Geo. Rhodes (1802-1881) who signed Ordinance of Secession in 1860. Traditi...
- 40-35Site of Wayside HospitalEstablished March 10, 1862 by a group of Columbia women to care for sick and wounded Confederate soldiers. Supported by ...
- 40-131State Dispensary WarehouseThis building, built in 1863-64 and burned by Federal troops in 1865, was rebuilt in 1872 as a cotton batting factory an...
- 11-10Steen Family CemeteryThe family cemetery of Lt. Col. James Steen (d. 1781), S.C. militia officer during the American Revolution, is on his pl...
- 08-01Stony Landing PlantationHere in 1863, the Confederate semi-submersible torpedo boat, Little David, first of its type, was constructed. It was de...
- 27-19The Frampton LinesRemnants of a large earthwork originally more than 100 yards long are still visible south, west, and northwest of the Fr...
- 23-35Toney's StoreWilliam Toney, prominent in business and civic affairs in early Greenville and Greenville County, ran a store here 1816-...
Reconstruction (1866-1876)
- 02-08Aiken CountyAiken County, created in 1871 from parts of Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg counties, was named for Willi...
- 46-67Brick HouseIn 1841, Dr. John S. Bratton began construction of a new, all-brick two-story house at Brattonsville. Completed c.1843, ...
- 18-23Guerin's PharmacyGuerin’s Pharmacy, founded in 1871 by Henry C. Guerin, is the oldest operating pharmacy in S.C. Guerin was a Charleston ...
- 02-42Highland Park HotelThe Highland Park Hotel, Aiken’s first grand tourist hotel, stood atop this plateau. It was built in 1869-70 and opened ...
- 40-232Palmetto Engine HouseThis 2-story brick building dates to 1867 and originally housed the Palmetto Fire Engine Co., a volunteer firefighting a...
- 32-32Saluda Factory CemeteryThis cemetery, thought to contain graves of supervisors and workers in the post-Civil War community of Saludaville, incl...
- 23-54Suber's MillFour generations of the Suber family have owned and operated a water-powered grist mill on Princess Creek, a branch of t...
- 40-200Sylan BuildingThe Sylvan Building, built c. 1871, is attributed to prominent Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. Distinguished by its...
New South (1877-1913)
- 46-57Afro-American Insurance CompanyThis building, constructed ca. 1909, was built for the Afro-American Insurance Co., a black-owned firm with offices thro...
- 02-66Aiken's Jewish MerchantsSustained Jewish settlement in Aiken dates to the 1890s. By 1920, a concentration of Jewish-owned businesses had opened ...
- 40-156Alston HouseThis Greek Revival cottage, built ca. 1872, was the residence and business of Caroline Alston, a black businesswoman who...
- 04-25Anderson "The Electric City"Anderson was dubbed "The Electric City" in 1895 when William C. Whitner, an engineer and native of Anderson, built a hyd...
- 04-18Anderson MillsFounded in 1888, Anderson Cotton Mills, later a division of Abney Mills, was the first textile plant established in the ...
- 42-30Apalache MillThis site was the location of active mill operations from 1837-2007. The core of the current mill building was completed...
- 16-83Arcade HotelThis building first served as the Arcade Hotel, built in 1913 for $51,000 for J. J. Lawton & Associates. The hotel was d...
- 06-18Bank of BarnwellThis building, constructed in 1887 as the Bank of Barnwell, was home to a succession of banks for 116 years. The bank oc...
- 25-15Bank of HamptonThe Bank of Hampton, built in 1892, was the first bank organized in Hampton and an important part of the rapid growth an...
- 29-34Bank of KershawThis 2-story brick building was originally the Bank of Kershaw. Kershaw Banking and Mercantile Co., a local department s...
- 34-14Bluefields“Bluefields,” named for the Blue family, was built by 1870. Annie Evans Blue (d. 1912) was given this land in 1872 by he...
- 39-11Bowen's MillThis mill was built about 1880 by Colonel Robert E. Bowen (1830-1909), Confederate officer, state representative, state ...
- 10-68Cannon Street HospitalCannon Street Hospital, established here in 1897, served the African-American community of Charleston until 1959. Offici...
- 16-29Carolina Fiber Co.One of the first methods for producing paper from native pine wood pulp was developed by J. L. Coker, Jr. As a result, h...
- 13-21Carolina HotelConstructed c. 1905, this two-story building originally housed the Carolina Hotel. Then made of exposed brick, the hotel...
- 39-33Cateechee Mill VillageCateechee Mill Village originally housed employees of Norris Cotton Mills, built on Twelve Mile River in 1895-97 as the ...
- 39-14CentralThe town of Central, chartered in 1875, grew up along what is now Gaines Street. The post office was called Five Mile fr...
- 39-34Central Roller MillsIncorporated in 1898, the Central Roller Mills Co. acquired this site in 1899 and began operations by the following year...
- 33-15Dorn Mill ComplexThe Dorn Mill Complex was an important industrial site for early 20th century McCormick. It began in 1899 as the McCormi...
- 33-09Dorn's MillBuilt ca. 1899, this steam-powered mill employed a milling process pioneered earlier by inventor Oliver Evans which virt...
- 40-189DuPre BuildingThe DuPre Building was built in 1919 and was designed by prominent S.C. architect James B. Urquhart. It served as showro...
- 28-13E.H. Dibble StoreThis store, constructed in 1891 on what was then the corner of 6th Avenue (now Broad Street) and DeKalb Streets, was the...
- 16-31Eastern Carolina Silver CompanyThis silver co., chartered March 5, 1907, manufactured and sold coffee and tea sets, bread trays, bowls, candelabra, and...
- 06-02Ellenton Agricultural ClubEstablished March 24, 1894, this agricultural club was organized to promote the welfare and interests of the Ellenton fa...
- 45-27Epps-McGill FarmhouseThis two-story house dates to 1907 and is a fine local example of Folk Victorian architecture. It was built on land owne...
- 46-32First National Bank of SharonThis bank, built in 1909-10 by W.W. Blair, was the first bank in the town of Sharon, incorporated in 1889. Its first off...
- 17-14Ford's Mill & Page's MillIn 1792 Major William Ford built a dam at each end of Bear Swamp, creating a millpond and building a grist mill. This ar...
- 23-55Fountain Inn Cotton MillFountain Inn Cotton Mill, which stood here from 1898 to 2002, was first owned and operated by brothers A.J., C.E., R.L.,...
- 21-48Frank Mandeville Rogers Jr.Frank Mandeville Rogers Jr. (1857-1945) of Florence Co. was influential in the development of Bright Leaf Tobacco in S.C...
- 21-30Gregg-Wallace Farm Tenant HouseThis house, built as a one-room tenant house ca. 1890 and later enlarged several times, features a narrow front porch an...
- 21-40H.H. Singletary BuildingThis two-story commercial building was built in 1910 by Henry Horace Singletary (1848-1912) as the H.H. Singletary Compa...
- 02-17Hampton Terrace HotelThe Hampton Terrace Hotel, an exclusive winter resort, stood atop this hill from 1903 to 1916. The $536,000, 5-story hot...
- 41-10Hare's MillHare’s Mill, which stood here on Cloud’s Creek, was a large grist mill owned by James Hare (1838-1929). Hare bought the ...
- 16-79Hartsville Cotton MillThe mill was chartered in 1900 with a capital stock of $250,000 on 100 acres purchased from J.L. Coker. The mill opened ...
- 16-42Hartsville Oil MillThe Hartsville Oil Mill, founded in 1900 by J.L. Coker, D.R. Coker, and J.J. Lawton, stood here until 1993. A cotton oil...
- 04-02High Shoals2.9 miles south on Rocky River. Anderson Water, Light & Power Co., organized in 1894 by William C. Whitner, was successf...
- 07-60Hilton Head Rear-Range LighthouseThe Rear Lighthouse of the Hilton Head Range Light Station was built in 1879-1880 by the U.S. Light House Board. Its lig...
- 46-47James Milton Cherry HouseThe home of James Milton Cherry (1856-1920) stood here until 1974. Cherry was a businessman, public servant, agricultura...
- 18-25Jewish LifeSummerville became a renowned health resort in the late 1800s. Many Jewish merchants, drawn to the bustling settlement, ...
- 38-41Jewish MerchantsRussell St., historic hub of Orangeburg’s commercial life, was home to Jewish merchants for over 160 years. German Jews ...
- 46-80Jewish Merchants of Rock HillJewish merchants played an important part in Rock Hill’s early 20th century commercial development. By the 1930s, many J...
- 10-82Jonathan Jasper Wright Law OfficeJonathan Jasper Wright (1840-1885), the first African American in the U.S. to sit as a justice on a state supreme court,...
- 07-59Lady's Island Oyster FactoryThe eastern oyster launched the Beaufort Co. commercial seafood industry. The first canning factory on this site, for wh...
- 21-39Lake City Produce MarketsLake City was a significant produce market as early as 1894, shipping fruits and vegetables to Northern markets until Wo...
- 21-38Lake City Tobacco MarketsFarmers in this vicinity began growing tobacco in the early 1890s, and by 1895 Lake City opened its first tobacco market...
- 02-72Lookaway HallA fine local example of the Beaux Arts style, Lookaway Hall was built in c.1900 for Walter Mixer Jackson. The white-colu...
- 10-33MaryvilleThe town of Maryville, chartered in 1886, included the site of the original English settlement in S.C. and the plantatio...
- 36-16Mollohon Mill and VillageThis mill was built and operated by the Mollohon Manufacturing Co. from 1901 to 1926, when it was sold to the Kendall Co...
- 23-69Monaghan MillLewis Wardlaw Parker (1865-1916) and Thomas Fleming Parker (1860-1926) established Monaghan Mill in 1900 and named it in...
- 27-09Narrow Gauge Locomotive No. 7This woodburning steam locomotive with balloon smoke stack, was built by the H. K. Porter Company about 1910. It was use...
- 36-14Newberry Cotton MillsNewberry Cotton Mills, incorporated in 1882, began operation in 1885. The mill was designed by prominent textile mill ar...
- 36-23Oakland MillThis textile mill, which began operation in 1912, was the third mill built in Newberry, after Newberry Cotton Mills (188...
- 38-04Old Dixie Club LibraryThis antebellum structure once stood on Orangeburg's Public Square. In 1865 it was occupied by Federal troops. From 1924...
- 04-26Oliver Bolt's Cotton GinThe first cotton gin to be powered by electricity transmitted over a long distance stood near this site on the farm of O...
- 40-199Olympia CemeteryThe Olympia Cemetery was established c. 1904 and served the families of mill workers from Capital City, Richland, Granby...
- 40-215Olympia Mill SchoolOne of approx. 300 homes built 1900-01 for workers at nearby Olympbia Cotton Mill, this 6-room duplex later housed the O...
- 04-43Pelzer SchoolsThe first Pelzer Mills School, built in 1881, was a two-story frame building. The school was described as having “the ai...
- 39-22Pickens RailroadThe Easley-Pickens line was chartered in 1890 by the S.C. General Assembly. Construction of the line, which ran from Pic...
- 18-27Pine Forest InnThe Pine Forest Inn opened in 1892. It was owned and managed by F.W. and George Wagener. The 60-acre resort and health s...
- 18-22Pinehurst Tea FarmIn 1880 the U.S. government leased 200 acres of the former Newington Plantation from Henry Middleton for tea production....
- 23-88Poe MillFrancis Winslow Poe (1853-1926) established the Poe Mill in 1896. The mill was built adjacent to the main line of the So...
- 23-79Poinsett MillOriginally established as the Gates Desk Company in 1893, the mill was renovated and re-chartered as Carolina Cotton Mil...
- 07-50Port Royal Agricultural SchoolThe Port Royal Agricultural School, later the Beaufort County Training School, operated nearby 1901-1955. Offering vocat...
- 04-01Portman Shoals [First Marker]Half mile West on Seneca River the Portman Shoals Power Plant, built by William C. Whitner, began in 1897 the transmissi...
- 38-53Railroad CornerFor decades this was the site of an African American business district known as Railroad Corner. The Corner extended nor...
- 17-10Reedy Creek SpringsAbout 0.4 mile NW is Reedy Creek Springs, known for the medicinal value of its water. Here, before the turn of the centu...
- 46-23Rock Hill Buggy CompanyIn 1886 A.D. Holler, who had long owned a wagon and buggy shop in Rock Hill, founded Holler and Anderson Buggy Company w...
- 46-38Rock Hill Cotton FactoryThis textile mill, built in 1881, was the first in Rock Hill and the first in S.C. to use steam power. A.E. Hutchison, J...
- 23-75Rose Hill CemeteryRose Hill Cemetery was established in 1876 by the Piedmont Manufacturing Co., an early textile mill that began productio...
- 23-50Simpsonville Cotton MillThis mill, opened in 1908, was built after several leading men of Simpsonville asked Edward F. Woodside of the Pelzer Ma...
- 34-25Site of Old Brick WarehouseAt this site in 1907, local farmers D.K. McDuffie and H.B. Harrington opened what was at that time the only brick tobacc...
- 46-40Standard Cotton MillThe Standard Cotton Mill, built in 1888-89, was the second textile mill in Rock Hill. It was promoted by John R. London ...
- 43-46The Britton CommunityFollowing his discharge from the Confederate Army, John James Britton began buying farm property on the Pocotaligo Swamp...
- 43-23The Tuomey HospitalSumter Hospital was begun 1904 by Drs. S. C. Baker, Walter Cheyne, Archie China, H. M. Stuckey, and was built shortly th...
- 34-21Tobacco CultureIn 1892 Dr. C.T. Ford became the first tobacco grower in Mullins when he planted a small patch of Bright Leaf behind his...
- 42-31Tucapau MillTucapau Mill opened in 1896 on the Middle Tyger River at Penney Shoals by investors including John Montgomery. The mill ...
- 23-64Union BleacheryThe Union Bleaching and Finishing Company began operations in 1903 with an initial capacity of 500,000 yards of cloth pe...
- 04-47White Plains SchoolPreviously housed in a log cabin ½ mi. E, White Plains School moved to this site by 1890. At least sixty pupils attended...
- 23-57Woodside MillWoodside Cotton Mill was the first and largest textile mill owned by brothers John T. (1864-1946), J. David (1871-1945),...
- 21-06Young FarmIn 1925 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, later U.S. president, inspected Fred Young's dairy farm following rec...
World War I and the Interwar Period (1913-1941)
- 04-38"The Hundreds"This area was a hub of African-American life from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries. Anderson County Training School, ...
- 05-07AT&T BuildingThis Georgian Revival building, completed in 1923 at a cost of $300,000, was the third Denmark office of the American Te...
- 02-47Aiken HospitalThe first public hospital in Aiken, at the corner of Richland Ave. and Vaucluse Rd., was built in 1917 for the Aiken Hos...
- 46-36Andrew Jackson HotelThe Andrew Jackson Hotel, built in 1926, was funded with more than $250,000 raised by citizens of Rock Hill. Designed by...
- 18-18Badham HouseThis Neoclassical Revival house, called “one of the finest” in S.C. in 1920, was built in 1912 for Vernon Cosby Badham (...
- 46-51Barnett Brothers Circus, 1929-1945This site was the winter quarters of the Barnett Brothers Circus, briefly known as the Wallace Brothers Circus, from 192...
- 07-66Blue Channel CorporationIn 1939, the Blue Channel Corporation opened a crab canning factory on this site. Founded by inventor Sterling Harris, t...
- 45-13Burrow's Service StationThis significant cultural and architectural example of a 20th-century country store was built in 1937 by Theron Burrows ...
- 34-22Camp Victor BlueThis was the site of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp that opened in June 1933. Created the same year, the CCC w...
- 11-06Carnegie LibraryThis Classical Revival building, built in 1913-14 and designed by Arthur W. Hamby, was one of 14 public libraries built ...
- 23-102Chapman Grove SchoolThis was the site of Chapman Grove School, est. 1921 by J.H. “Prof.” Chapman and other Black residents of lower Greenvil...
- 26-30Charlie's PlaceCharlie and Sarah Fitzgerald opened Charlie’s Place as a supper club in 1937. It was a stop on the “Chitlin’ Circuit,” n...
- 23-51City HospitalCity Hospital, founded here in 1912 and later renamed Greenville General Hospital, occupied most of the block bounded by...
- 23-74Claussen's BakeryThis two-story trapezoidal plan industrial building is one of two surviving Claussen's bakeries in S.C. Built in 1930, t...
- 16-65Coker's Pedigreed Seed CompanyThis company, incorporated in 1914 by David R. Coker (1870-1938), grew out of his pioneering work breeding plants and de...
- 40-225Columbia Truck TerminalThis was the site of the Columbia Truck Terminal, a truck stop opened in 1940 by M.D. Hicklin, W.T. Cassels Sr., and C.L...
- 40-173Curtiss-Wright HangarThis hangar, built in 1929 by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, was the first building at Owens Field, a municipal airp...
- 23-52Dunean MillDunean Mill, chartered in 1911 and opened in 1912, was one of several textile mills owned by Capt. Ellison Adger Smyth (...
- 23-63Dunean SchoolDunean School, later Dunean Elementary, opened in 1928 with J.H. Anderson as its first principal. Located at the corner ...
- 41-07Faith Cabin Library SiteBuilt in 1932 about ½ mi. NE and stocked with donated books, this library was the first of over 110 libraries founded by...
- 42-06First Erosion Control Work in the SoutheastOn Dec. 18, 1933, work began on the J. L. Berry Gully, 1.5 miles S.E., as part of the South Tyger River Erosion Control ...
- 21-58Green's Funeral HomeThis is the original site of Green’s Funeral Home, a prominent African American-owned business in mid-20th century Lake ...
- 31-15Hall's MillA water-powered grist mill stood here as early as 1824, on land owned by William W. Hall, who had acquired the property ...
- 21-45Historic Downtown African American Business DistrictThe 200 and 300 blocks of N. Dargan St. were once the center of a thriving African American business district in Florenc...
- 40-130Jefferson HotelThe Jefferson Hotel, designed and built by Columbia entrepreneur and contractor John Jefferson Cain (1869-1929), stood h...
- 10-111Lincoln TheatreIn 1919, the Lincoln Theatre opened at 601 King St. and became Charleston’s lognest operating theater for African Americ...
- 40-218Manigault's Funeral HomeThis was the original site of Manigault-Gaten-Williams Funeral Home, est. 1923 and later run by the family of co-founder...
- 02-78McGhee BlockThis seven-storefront brick building was built in 1920 by African American contractors and cousins William M. McGhee and...
- 16-57Mont Clare Community CenterThis community center, the first in Darlington County, was built in 1933 by area citizens. The land was donated by E.M. ...
- 42-34Montgomery BuildingThe Montgomery Building was completed in 1924. The 10-story Chicago skeletal frame construction skyscraper was designed ...
- 10-109Mosquito BeachLocated 1.5 mi. SW of here, Mosquito Beach is a .13-mile strip of land that served African Americans during the Jim Crow...
- 26-22Myrtle Beach PavilionsA succession of four beach pavilions stood here or nearby from 1902 to 2006, all built by the Burroughs & Chapin Co. or ...
- 40-153North Carolina Mutual BuildingThe North Carolina Mutual Building was built in 1909 by the N.C. Mutual and Provident Association, a black-owned life in...
- 38-56Orangeburg County Training SchoolIn 1924, Elloree School District bought 4 acres at this site from Black farmer Robert L. Williams to build Orangeburg Co...
- 43-60Palmer Funeral HomePalmer Funeral Home opened at this site in 1933. It was founded by Edmund Perry Palmer Sr., who in 1925 graduated from N...
- 21-42Palmetto State Bank RobberyConstructed in 1907, this building originally housed Farmers and Merchants Bank. In 1934 the newly formed Palmetto State...
- 40-94Paul R. RedfernBorn in 1902, Paul Redfern at an early age showed a marked mechanical aptitude and excitement for aviation. Shortly afte...
- 28-22Pine Grove PlantationThis site was part of Pine Grove Plantation, owned in the early 20th century by Lemuel Whitaker “Whit” Boykin (1861-1932...
- 40-128R.L. Bryan Co. WarehouseThis warehouse was built in 1913 as the schoolbook depository for the R.L. Bryan Company. The company, founded in 1844 b...
- 40-176Redfern FieldThis is the site of Redfern Field, established in 1923 as the first commercial airfield in Columbia. Paul Rinaldo Redfer...
- 41-13Ridge Hill SchoolThis school, built in 1934, replaced the Ridge Hill Rosenwald School, a six-classroom frame school built in 1923-24. Tha...
- 46-73Sadler StoreThis brick-veneered, wood frame building was built in 1927 as a country store opened by William Sadler (1865-1930). An A...
- 14-15Senn's MillThis complex, featuring a blacksmith shop (ca. 1903), grist mill (ca. 1905), and bottling plant (ca. 1921), was operated...
- 23-93Southern Bleachery Mill VillageThis is one of more than fifty houses built in 1923-24 for employees of Southern Bleachery, a textile processing plant o...
- 24-20Southern Railway DepotThis depot, built for the Southern Railway in 1915, is an outstanding example of an early-20th century combination passe...
- 40-101The Big AppleOriginally built 1907-1910 as the House of Peace Synagogue and located 100 yards south, this building was sold in 1936 a...
- 17-09The Latta LibraryIn 1911 W. C. Allen led a movement for a public library in Latta and was authorized by the town council to negotiate wit...
- 10-117U.S. Vegetable LaboratoryThe U.S. Southeastern Regional Vegetable Breeding Laboratory was built here in 1936, the first of nine federal agricultu...
- 44-10Union Community HospitalUnion Community Hospital served the black community of Union County and nearby areas from 1932 to 1975. Built as a house...
- 40-180Victory Savings BankVictory Savings Bank, founded in 1921, was the first, and for many years the only, black-owned bank in S.C. It was chart...
- 35-44Workers Enterprise BankChartered in 1919, the Workers Enterprise Bank was the first Black-owned bank in Bennettsville and one of the only such ...
- 23-27Working Benevolent Society HospitalThe Working Benevolent Society Hospital, first known as St. Luke Colored Hospital, was a two-story frame building standi...
- 46-66Wright Funeral HomeIsaac “Bub” Wright Jr. was a master craftsman who began making caskets in the early 1900s. In 1914 he began Wright Funer...
World War II and After (1941-present)
- 02-32Aiken County Farmer's MarketThe Aiken County Farmers’ Market, founded in 1951, was originally an open air market sponsored by the Edisto Grange. Thi...
- 40-195Canal Dime Savings BankThis three-story building was designed by the noted Columbia architectural firm of W.B. Smith Whaley and Co. Completed i...
- 46-84Carver TheaterThe Carver Theater opened at this site in 1947. It was housed in a metal Quonset hut with a stuccoed brick, stepped para...
- 40-140Carver TheatreCarver Theatre, built about 1941, was one of Columbia’s two exclusively African-American theatres during the segregation...
- 46-62Celanese Celriver PlantThis plant, once called “a miracle of modern technology,” produced synthetic yarn and fibers for clothing, synthetic fla...
- 10-88Charleston Tea PlantationThe first confirmed cultivation of tea in the U.S. occurred when French botanist André Michaux brought to plants to Midd...
- 10-77Cigar FactoryThis five-story commercial building, built ca. 1882 as a textile mill, was known as the Charleston Manufacturing Company...
- 40-196Columbia Civil Rights Sit-InsOn March 15, 1960 five African American students from Benedict College – Charles Barr, David Carter, Richard Counts, Mil...
- 40-233Congaree Action NowOn Sept. 20, 1975, more than 700 people gathered here for Congaree Action Now, a major turning point in the campaign to ...
- 21-56Ebony Guest HouseIn 1949, Ebony Guest House, a prominent local tourist home for African Americans, opened at this site. It was owned and ...
- 40-154Good Samaritan-Waverly HospitalGood Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, created in 1938 by the merger of two older hospitals, served the black community of Col...
- 16-84Hough's HotelHough’s Hotel, a two-story, 16-room hotel for African Americans, opened at this site in 1946. Established at a time when...
- 10-79Kress BuildingThis three-story Art Deco building, built in 1930-31 was a 5- and 10-cent store owned by S.H. Kress & Co. until 1980. Kr...
- 39-27Littlejohn's GrillHorace and Gertrude Littlejohn opened Littlejohn’s Grill in a small concrete building in the 1940s. After a c.1950 fire,...
- 46-37McCrory's Civil Rights Sit-InsThis building, built in 1901, was occupied by McCrory’s Five & Dime from 1937 to 1997. On February 12, 1960, black stude...
- 42-29National Assn. of Soil Conservation DistrictsThe first office of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts (NASCD) was located in the Montgomery Buildi...
- 20-05Nuclear PowerTwo miles west of here at Parr Shoals on Broad River is the first atomic nuclear power plant in the Southeast. In 1954, ...
- 02-36P ReactorOne of five production reactors at Savannah River Plant, now Savannah River Site, P Reactor was the site of cutting-edge...
- 36-26Peoples HospitalPeoples Hospital, the first and only hospital for African Americans in the county from 1937 until Newberry County Memori...
- 25-18Plywoods-Plasitcs CorporationThis complex, opened in 1942 as Plywoods-Plastics Corporation, has been significant in the industry and economy of Hampt...
- 23-95Potato HouseThe Simpsonville Potato House was built in 1944 for area farmers to store and cure sweet potatoes. In the early 20th cen...
- 02-37R ReactorOne of five production reactors at the Savannah River Plant, now Savannah River Site, R Reactor produced plutonium and t...
- 21-62Richmond RestRichmond Rest, a popular African American tourist home, opened north of here by 1948. It was owned by Lillie Richmond (d...
- 02-27Savannah River PlantThe Savannah River Plant (SRP) was built 1950-56 by Du Pont for the Atomic Energy Commission. SRP, a nuclear production ...
- 02-44The Detection of the Neutrino, 1956On August 27, 1956, at the Savannah River Plant (now Savannah River Site), Drs. Clyde L. Cowan, Jr. (1919-1974) and Fred...
- 40-144The Lighthouse & InformerThe Lighthouse & Informer, long the leading black newspaper in S.C., was a weekly published here from 1941 to 1954 by jo...
- 21-41Whitehead InfirmaryDr. James Whitehead (1906-2004) was a graduate of Lake City H.S. and the Medical University of S.C. After completing his...