Industrialization

1870 to 1900. Industrialization in the United States is also called the Gilded Age, which began after the American Civil War and overlaps with Reconstruction (which ended in 1877). During this time period, the United States saw great advances in agriculture, industry and technology. This rapid growth coincided with the industrial revolution that was also occurring in Great Britain during the Victorian Era.
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 Working in the Textile Mills | Let's Go!
Working in the Textile Mills | Let's Go!

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Grades: 8

Upcountry History Museum volunteer, Charles Blakely, shares his experience working in a textile mill. Blakely, who worked in a mill in Laurens, S.C. for one summer, says working in a textile mill was...
 Textile Capital of the World | Let's Go!
Textile Capital of the World | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 8

The textile industry was the dominant industry in South Carolina for many years, but it became so successful that Greenville was even known as the "Textile Capital of the World." Greenville became so...
3D VR - Upcountry History Museum: Lower Level | Let's Go!
3D VR - Upcountry History Museum: Lower Level | Let's Go!

Interactive

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Upcountry History Museum is a history museum in Greenville, South Carolina that displays the regional history of fifteen upstate South Carolina counties from the early 18th century to the present...
 Montgomery, John Henry | South Carolina Public radio
Montgomery, John Henry | South Carolina Public radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

"M" is for Montgomery, John Henry (1833-1902). Manufacturer, merchant. In the late 1850s, Montgomery farmed and entered into general merchandising business. After service in the Civil War, he...
The Gregg Finishing Plant | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Gregg Finishing Plant | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

An aerial photo of the site of the new Gregg Finishing Plant shows the original Graniteville Mills in the right foreground (see William Gregg and The Graniteville Mill). Newtown, a newer section of...