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Photographer: South Carolina Postcards, Vol. IX: Anderson County, by Howard Woody
Caption: Orr Cotton Mills, from Cotton Field to Factory
Additional Description: This view with the cotton field symbolized the cycle of mill economics. Farmers grew and sold cotton; cotton was turned into fabric at the mill; and jobs were thus created for operatives. The mills supported churches and schools and contributed taxes to both local and state governments. The village Baptist Church, shown above the left side, had a membership of 254 in 1909 and Rev. H.C. Martin was the pastor.
Submitted: September 22, 2010, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p152562
File Size: 0.078 Megabytes

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