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

Monaghan Mill

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

1. Monaghan Mill Marker (Front)

Inscription.
(front)
Lewis Wardlaw Parker (1865-1916) and Thomas Fleming Parker (1860-1926) established Monaghan Mill in 1900 and named it in memory of their grandfather’s native county in Ireland. Located along the Reedy River, the mill was designed by the firm of Lockwood, Greene & Co. When it opened in 1901 it contained 25,000 spindles. By the end of the decade it had expanded to 60,000 spindles and employed 700 workers, many of whom lived in the nearby mill village. (Continued on other side) (back) (Continued from other side) In 1904 Thomas Parker built a Young Men’s Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) at Monaghan. L.P. Hollis (1883-1978), a long-time director of the Monaghan Y.M.C.A., introduced basketball at Monaghan and founded the Southern Textile Basketball Tournament, hosted annually in Greenville from 1921-1996. After operating for 100 years, Monaghan Mill closed in 2001. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Erected 2015 by Monaghan Textile Heritage Society. (Marker Number 23-69.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 34° 52.072′

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N, 82° 25.507′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is at the intersection of Smythe Street and Hellams Street, on the left when traveling north on Smythe Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Camperdown (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Spinning (about 500 feet away); Judson (about 500 feet away); Union Bleachery (about 500 feet away); Woodside (about 500 feet away); Slater (about 500 feet away); Dunean (about 500 feet away); Parker High School (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Also see . . . Monaghan Mill. Greenville Textile Heritage Society (GTHS) (Submitted on May 27, 2022.)

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

2. Monaghan Mill Marker (Back)

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Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

3. Monaghan Mill Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

4. Monaghan Mill Marker

Monaghan Mill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 14, 2022

5. Monaghan 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 763 times since then and 71 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.