Early Cotton Mill
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NCDaywalker
N 34° 39.900 W 079° 39.434
17S E 623030 N 3836713
Historical Marker by the road side tells of a cotton mill located on a creek to provide power to run the mill.
Waymark Code: WMTEMG
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2016
Views: 4
Marker ID: SCHM 35-27
Location: on SC 385 about 2 miles N of Bennettsville at Road 372
County: Marlboro
Text:
About 1836 William T. Ellerbe, John McQueen, and John N. Williams built a cotton mill approximately one mile northwest. Power for operation of the mill came from the waters of nearby Crooked Creek. Ellerbe and Williams sold their stock in the mill to Meekin Townsend in 1844. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1851, but Burnt Factory Pond remains today.
Erected by Marlboro County Historic Presevation Commission - 1978
Marker Name: Early Cotton Mill
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Building
Marker number: SCHM 35-27
County: Marlboro
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