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

Poinsett Mill

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

1. Poinsett Mill Marker (Front)

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(front)
Originally established as the Gates Desk Company in 1893, the mill was renovated and re-chartered as Carolina Cotton Mills in 1900. Mill ownership built 123 homes to house supervisors and workers, as well as a church and later a school. In 1916 the mill was reorganized as Poinsett Mill, named for S.C. statesman Joel Poinsett, who was an early advocate of southern industry. In 1928 Brandon, Woodruff, Renfrew, and Poinsett Mills merged to become Brandon Corporation (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) In the spring of 1929 mill hands at Poinsett joined workers from Brandon Mill in an 8-week strike to protest what they called “the stretchout,” an attempt by management to increase workloads in the face of declining wages. The strike ended when the mill agreed to minimal reforms. Abney Mills gained control of Poinsett in 1949 and owned it until the mill closed in 1981. The Reynolds Co., a producer of adhesives and coatings, acquired the former textile mill in 1983.

Erected 2017 by Reynolds Company and the Poinsett Historic Society. (Marker Number 23-79.)

Topics. This historical

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marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 34° 51.053′ N, 82° 25.079′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is at the intersection of Gates Street and Birnie Street, on the right when traveling north on Gates Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Gates Street, Greenville SC 29611, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 walking distance of this marker: Sterling High School (approx. half a mile away); Woodside Mill (approx.

Poinsett Mill Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

2. Poinsett Mill Marker (Back)

0.7 miles away); John Street School (approx. 0.7 miles away); Prospect Hill Park Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Prospect Hill / McBee Homestead (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mattoon Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Saluda (Poinsett) Watershed (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cherokee in the Upcountry / Beginnings of Greenville Water (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

3. Poinsett Mill Marker

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

4. Poinsett Mill

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

5. Poinsett Mill

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,324 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.