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Photographer: Stanley and Terrie Howard
Taken: June 23, 2009
Caption: Berry's Mill Lake
Additional Description: Berry’s Mill is another site with both environmental and historic significance. This beautiful site in northern Greenville County contains the foundation of a textile mill that was established in 1820, making it one of the first textile manufacturing operations in South Carolina. Its 27-acre mill pond is over 100 years old, and upstream are over 20 acres of wetlands that provide valuable habitat for wildlife. Beaverdam Creek, which flows through the property, is a tributary to the Middle Tyger River, one of the principal sources of the water supply in western Spartanburg County. SJWD Water District acquired the property from Ladson and Carl Berry, direct descendants of the original owner, and then granted a conservation easement to Upstate Forever to ensure preservation of the site, which is an important part of the watershed that supplies drinking water to SJWD’s customers. This is only the second easement by a government entity in the Upstate.
Submitted: June 23, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p68171
File Size: 1.076 Megabytes

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