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Simpsonville / Andrew M. Staton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Staton, Andrew M., author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic buildings--South Carolina--Simpsonville--Pictorial works.
- Historic buildings.
- Industries--South Carolina--Simpsonville--History--Pictorial works.
- Industries.
- Simpsonville (S.C.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Simpsonville (S.C.).
- Simpsonville (S.C.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
- Simpsonville (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (127 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]
- Summary:
- Simpsonville was little more than a stop on the road between Greenville and Laurens, South Carolina, when a man named Peter Simpson moved to the area in the 1840s. Simpson became the postmaster and blacksmith for the area, then known as "Plain" or "Dry Ridge, " and streets and churches began to spring up, creating a town. By the time of its incorporation in 1901, Simpsonville was thriving as a small railroad town, with a textile mill drawing more to the area in 1908. Under the leadership of two particularly influential and long-standing mayors, Dr. L.L. Richardson and Ralph Hendricks, Simpsonville grew throughout the 20th century to become the hub of commerce and development that it is today.
- Contents:
- Early history
- Woodside Mill
- Education
- Churches and cemeteries
- Buildings and businesses
- People and families
- Historic homes
- Public safety and services
- Recent history.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439657089
- 1439657084
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