West Columbia in Lexington County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Saluda Factory Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Saluda Factory Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery, thought to contain graves of supervisors and workers in the post-Civil War community of Saludaville, includes 31 marked graves and between 525 and 900 total burials. The Saluda Factory was a modest success before the war and was burned by Union troops in 1865. Rebuilt as the Saluda Manufacturing Company in 1874, it employed about 100 workers before it burned in 1884.

Erected 2004 by South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, sponsored by the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and the Mungo Company. (Marker Number 32-32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the South Carolina Historical Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 34° 0.457′ N, 81° 5.154′ W. Marker is in West Columbia, South Carolina, in Lexington County. It is on Botanical Parkway near Saluda Mill Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Columbia SC 29169, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Greater Columbia Area.

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: A Wild Look Back (approx. ¼ mile away); Saluda Factory Ruins (approx. 0.3 miles away); Science of Archaeology (approx.

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0.4 miles away); The Saluda Factory (approx. 0.4 miles away); Riverbanks Zoo and Garden (approx. half a mile away); Stark's Ferry (approx. half a mile away); Old Saluda River Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Bridge to the Past (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Columbia.

Regarding Saluda Factory Cemetery. Then Cotton Factory, a 4-story granite building erected by the Saluda Manufacturing Company, incorporated in 1834. Operated by slave labor, it was, at one time, the largest cotton factory in the State. Burned by Sherman Feb. 17, 1865

Saluda Factory Cemetery Marker, looking west along Botanical Parkway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

2. Saluda Factory Cemetery Marker, looking west along Botanical Parkway

Saluda Factory Cemetery Marker, with two headstones seen in distant background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

3. Saluda Factory Cemetery Marker, with two headstones seen in distant background

Saluda Factory Cemetery Marker (Background) , last remaining visible headstones seen here image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010

4. Saluda Factory Cemetery Marker (Background) , last remaining visible headstones seen here

Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,858 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.