Near Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dunean Mill
Photographed by Chispa Latham, May 26, 2012
1. Dunean Mill Marker
Dunean Mill, chartered in 1911 and opened in 1912, was one of several textile mills owned by Capt. Ellison Adger Smyth (1847-1942), a national leader in the industry for more than 60 years. Dunean was named for the Irish village where Smyth's Adger ancestors lived. The mill, called "the Million Dollar Mill" while it was being built by J. E. Sirrine & Company, was an all electric mill with 50,000 spindles and 1,200 looms when it opened, making fine cotton goods. The light gray brick and black mortar of this mill gives it a distinctive look unlike almost any other textile mill of its era. The Dunean Mill village included 585 houses, an elementary school, three churches, a company store, a community building, a gymnasium, and a baseball field. Its Y.M.C.A. was the first in any mill village in S.C. In 1935 the mill switched to rayon and other synthetic fibers. It was for many years a division of J. P. Stevens & Company.
Erected 2012 by Dunean Historical Society. (Marker Number 23-52.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 34° 49.525′ N, 82° 25.321′ W. Marker is near Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It is at the intersection of
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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 10 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sterling High School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Working Benevolent Society Hospital (approx. one mile away); Wilkins House (approx. one mile away); City Hospital / Greenville General Hospital (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Sterling High School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Berlin Wall Concrete Pipe (approx. 1.3 miles away); Claussens Bakery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Chancellor Waddy Thompson (approx. 1.3 miles away); Greenville High School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Joseph Jefferson Jackson (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Denean School (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. Marker placed during the 4th annual Dunean Historical Society World War II Memorial garden celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Dunean Mill and village.
Also see . . .
1. Dunean Mill: Milling Around Greenville, South Carolina. Pocket Sights website entry (Submitted on November 14, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Chispa Latham, May 26, 2012
2. Dunean Mill Marker
Side 2 of marker
2. Ellison Adger Smyth. South Carolina Encyclopedia website entry (Submitted on November 14, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Additional keywords. textiles, communities
Photographed by Chispa Latham, May 26, 2012
3. Dunean Mill Marker and Dunean Mill
Photographed by Chispa Latham, May 26, 2012
4. Dunean Mill
Photographed by Chispa Latham, May 26, 2012
5. Dedication plaque at base of marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2012, by Chispa Latham of Greenville, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 3,136 times since then and 225 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 26, 2012, by Chispa Latham of Greenville, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
