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The Cotton Textile Industry | History of SC Slide Collection
The Cotton Textile Industry | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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The cotton textile industry became one of South Carolina's leading sources of income by the end of the 19th century, but it had its origins in two sets of related technological advances in the late...
The Graniteville Mill | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Graniteville Mill | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

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The Graniteville Mill, built by William Gregg (see William Gregg) in 1846, was one of the first cotton textile mills in the South, and laid the basis for the expansion of South Carolina's textile...
The Woodside Cotton Mill | History of SC Slide Collection
The Woodside Cotton Mill | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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The Woodside Cotton Mill in Greenville boasted in this 1913 postcard view that it was the largest complete cotton mill under one roof in America. The trolley brought mill operatives directly to the...
The Mount Vernon Mill | History of SC Slide Collection
The Mount Vernon Mill | History of SC Slide Collection
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The Mount Vernon Mill, also known as the Columbia Duck Mill because it manufactured heavy cotton duck cloth, is now the site for South Carolina's State Museum. It was the first electric-powered...
The Fairfield Cotton Mill | History of SC Slide Collection
The Fairfield Cotton Mill | History of SC Slide Collection
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The Fairfield Cotton Mill, built in 1898, expanded its operation with the construction of this new building in 1918. The original owners sold the plant to Hampton Cotton Mills of Greenville in 1912...