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Figure 27. Photograph of Riveted Iron Pipe Through Dam Showing Transition to Concrete Flume. Figure 28. Downstream End of Second Flume and Possible Turbine Location. View to the north. 41
Summary Research demonstrates that the mill on Peters Creek was one of about 60 that operated in Spartanburg County during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Archival evidence indicates that this mill did custom work for the local farmers who would bring corn, wheat, cotton, and timber for processing. The mill became a focal point for the local community and a post office was located nearby, named for the miller/landowner (Poole). Because of the nature of the mill, carrying out multiple functions, the architectural features are more substantial than most mills, with a massive dam, and well built masonry foundations, bulkheads and retaining walls. The mill also employed the latest technology, a turbine, to run the machinery. The final mill on Peters Creek was in service for about 50 years. Three people, Washington Poole, I.R. Padgett, and Dr. J.A. Martin each owned the mill for about 15 years and no doubt modified it and the machinery as conditions dictated. The abandonment and demise of the mill, and many others across the region, is tied to circumstances beyond the control of the operators: the economic downturns after the invasion of the cotton boll weevil in the 1920s, the abandonment of farmland, the out-migration of agricultural workers, the development of mills powered by hydroelectricity, and the Great Depression of the 1930s. 42
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Page 4 and 5: List of Figures Figure 1. Map Showi
Page 6 and 7: Introduction This report is part of
Page 8 and 9: Figure 2. Grist Mills at their Simp
Page 10 and 11: Table 2. Bushels of Wheat and Corn
Page 12 and 13: Methods A wide variety of sources w
Page 14 and 15: Results Historical Context for Mill
Page 16 and 17: Figure 4. Plan and Profiles of Mill
Page 18 and 19: Figure 5. Small Upcountry Mills. Le
Page 20 and 21: Figure 7. Top: Photograph of a Saw
Page 22 and 23: Figure 8. Vertical Wheels. Left: Un
Page 24 and 25: Figure 9. Horizontal Wheels. Plan o
Page 26 and 27: manufacturing census lists the foll
Page 28 and 29: Table 7. Distribution of Mill Types
Page 30 and 31: Gearing Power to the mill stones, s
Page 37: Mill Notice I would give notice to
Page 42 and 43: Figure 20. Photograph of Dam Showin
Page 44 and 45: Figure 23. Southwest Side of Mill B
Page 48 and 49: Conclusions and Recommendations Sma
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Page 52 and 53: Ledbetter, R. Jerald and Joseph R.
Page 54 and 55: Appendix A List of Upcountry Mills
Page 56 and 57: Grist Mill (5) Mill (7) Picket's Mi
Page 58 and 59: Bruton's Mill Cannon's Mill Cantril
Page 60 and 61: Greenville County 1. Reedy River Fa
Page 63 and 64: 1. ARNOLD' S MILL Little is known a
Page 65 and 66: diameter and made of wood. Two door
Page 67 and 68: 40. PRICE' S MILL The history of Pr
Page 69 and 70: 53. WINCHESTER MILL (Shady Grove)
Page 71 and 72: 10. Gasoway Mill Location: Riggins
Page 73 and 74: 22. Stancil Mill Builder: Joe Stanc
Page 75 and 76: List of Mills in Abbeville County,
Page 77 and 78: List of Mills in Anderson County, 1
Page 79 and 80: List of Mills in Edgefield County,
Page 81 and 82: List of Mills in Greenville County,
Page 83 and 84: List of Mills in Greenville County,
Page 85 and 86: List of Mills in Laurens County, 18
Page 87 and 88: List of Mills in Lexington County,
Page 89 and 90: List of Mills in Oconee County, 188
Page 91 and 92: List of Mills in Pickens County, 18
Page 93 and 94: List of Mills in Spartanburg County
Page 95 and 96: List of Mills in Spartanburg County
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List of Mills in York County, 1880.
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Appendix E Summary of Responses fro
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Saluda County Respondent: Dr. Bela
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