Hartsville in Darlington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hartsville Cotton Mill

Photographed by Gordon Marshall Herndon, August 7, 2025

1. Hartsville Cotton Mill Marker

Inscription. The mill was chartered in 1900 with a capital stock of $250,000 on 100 acres purchased from J.L. Coker. The mill opened in 1903 with 10,000 spindles and 350 Draper looms. A mill village with churches, shops, and a Y.M.C.A. was built by the mill. In 1962 ownership transferred to Pacolet Industries, Inc. The mill closed in 1984. Currently the site is home to the Governor's School for Science & Mathematics.

Erected 2018 by City of Hartsville. (Marker Number 16 79.)

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

Location. 34° 22.382′ N, 80° 4.033′ W. Marker is in Hartsville, South Carolina, in Darlington County. It is on Coker Avenue south of Reservoir Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 330 Coker Ave, Hartsville SC 29550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 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: Hartsville Passenger Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); Hartsville Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Hartsville Oil Mill (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welsh Neck High School / Coker College (approx. 0.4 miles away); David Robert Coker 1870-1938

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); James Lide Coker (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jerusalem Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Eastern Carolina Silver Company (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartsville.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Gordon Marshall Herndon Jr of Hartsville, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 54 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Gordon Marshall Herndon Jr of Hartsville, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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