Piedmont in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Rose Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

1. Rose Hill Cemetery Marker (Front)

Inscription.
(front)
Rose Hill cemetery was established in 1876 by the Piedmont Manufacturing Co., an early textile mill that began production in that same year. Originally known as Piedmont Cemetery, the earliest known burial dates to 1877. The cemetery served as final resting place for mill workers and their families, as well as members of the broader community, from 1876 until the mill’s closure in 1977. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) The cemetery expanded in 1922 when G.W. McAbee donated three-and-a-half acres of land for burials. Oral tradition holds that the cemetery was named “Rose Hill” in honor of McAbee’s daughter, Rose May McAbee Norris, who died in 1922 and is buried here. Other notable burials include local newspaper editor and mill supervisor Albert Smith Rowell. In 1995 title transferred to the Rose Hill Cemetery Association, which continues to maintain the cemetery.

Erected 2016 by Bonnes Amies Club of Piedmont S.C. (Marker Number 23-75.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 34° 42.467′ N,

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82° 27.296′ W. Marker is in Piedmont, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is at the intersection of Greenville Street and Old Bessie Road, on the left when traveling north on Greenville Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Piedmont SC 29673, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate

and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Edgeworth Beattie (approx. 0.4 miles away); Henry Pinckney Hammett (approx. 0.4 miles away); James Lawrence Orr (approx. 0.4 miles away); Joe Ronnie Hooper

Rose Hill Cemetery Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

2. Rose Hill Cemetery Marker (Back)

(approx. half a mile away); Luther Samuel Payne (approx. 0.9 miles away); Garrison Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pepper School (approx. 3½ miles away); Pelzer Public Schools World War II Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piedmont.

Rose Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

3. Rose Hill Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

4. Rose Hill Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

5. Rose Hill Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,244 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.