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Newberry Cotton Mills

 
 
Newberry Cotton Mills Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 2008
1. Newberry Cotton Mills Marker
Inscription. Newberry Cotton Mills, incorporated in 1882, began operation in 1885. The mill was designed by prominent textile mill architects Lockwood, Greene, & Co. and was one of the first cotton mills in the United States operated by steam power. Z.F. Wright, who served as president 1905 ~ 1947, was responsible for several expansions. Newberry Cotton Mills, which also sponsored the Newberry Concert Band 1906 ~ 1968, closed in 1982.
 
Erected 1997 by Newberry Historical Society. (Marker Number 36-14.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.
 
Location. 34° 16.369′ N, 81° 37.402′ W. Marker is in Newberry, South Carolina, in Newberry County. Marker is on Main St. near Tarrant St., on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 833 Main St, Newberry SC 29108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Newberry County World War II Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Newberry County World War I Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); National WWII Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Opera House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Calvin Crozier (approx. 0.2 miles
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away); Newberry County Confederate Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War (approx. 0.2 miles away); Korean War (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newberry.
 
More about this marker. Street address roughly bounded by Drayton, Boundary, Charles, Terrant and Crosson Streets.
 
Regarding Newberry Cotton Mills. The Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District and Boundary Street were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.


Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District ** (added 1980 - District - #80004465) •
Roughly bounded by Drayton, Boundary, Charles, Terrant and Crosson Sts., Newberry •
Historic Significance: Event, • Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown •
Architectural Style: Italianate, Classical Revival •
Area of Significance: Industry, Architecture •
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 •
Owner: Private •
Historic Function: Domestic, • Industry/Processing/Extraction •
Historic Sub-function: Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling,
Newberry Cotton Mills Marker, looking back ( east) towards Tarrant Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 28, 2008
2. Newberry Cotton Mills Marker, looking back ( east) towards Tarrant Street
Single Dwelling •
Current Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction •
Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling •
 
Also see . . .  South Carolina Department of Archives and History. National Register Properties in South Carolina Boundary Street-Newberry Cotton Mills Historic District, Newberry County (Newberry), includes other pictures (Submitted on September 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.) 
 
Marker, across Main St. from South Carolina State Government Employment Security Comm image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Marker, across Main St. from South Carolina State Government Employment Security Comm
Newberry Cotton Mills Marker, looking west toward Drayton St, today image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, September 28, 2008
4. Newberry Cotton Mills Marker, looking west toward Drayton St, today
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,420 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on June 4, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 29, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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