Simpsonville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Simpsonville Cotton Mill / Woodside Mill
Photographed By Brian Scott, October 14, 2012
1. Simpsonville Cotton Mill Marker
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Simpsonville Cotton Mill, also, Woodside Mill. .
Simpsonville Cotton Mill. This mill, opened in 1908, was built after several leading men of Simpsonville asked Edward F. Woodside of the Pelzer Manufacturing Co. to help them establish a textile mill. The Simpsonville Cotton Mill, with Woodside as president and his brother John T. as secretary, opened with 8,000 spindles and 200 looms, making several kinds of cotton cloth. By 1911 it boasted 25,000 spindles and 600 looms. ,
Woodside Mill. In 1911 this mill was merged with Fountain Inn Cotton Mill and Woodside Cotton Mill in Greenville to create Woodside Cotton Mills. This branch was Simpsonville's largest employer until after World War II, with as many as 650 employees in the 1950s and 1960s. The mill village, with four streets of mill houses, included a company store, recreation building, and baseball field. The Woodside Gym, built in 1947, is now part of the Simpsonville Senior Center.
Simpsonville Cotton Mill
This mill, opened in 1908, was built after several leading men of Simpsonville asked Edward F. Woodside of the Pelzer Manufacturing Co. to help them establish a textile mill. The Simpsonville Cotton Mill, with Woodside as president and his brother John T. as secretary, opened with 8,000 spindles and 200 looms, making several kinds of cotton cloth. By 1911 it boasted 25,000 spindles and 600 looms.
Woodside Mill
In 1911 this mill was merged with Fountain Inn Cotton Mill and Woodside Cotton Mill in Greenville to create Woodside Cotton Mills. This branch was Simpsonville's largest employer until after World War II, with as many as 650 employees in the 1950s and 1960s. The mill village, with four streets of mill houses, included a company store, recreation building, and baseball field. The Woodside Gym, built in 1947, is now part of the Simpsonville Senior Center.
Erected 2011 by Cotton Mill Place and Para Chem, Inc. (Marker Number 23-50.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.
Location. 34° 44.167′ N, 82° 15.483′ W. Marker is in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in Greenville County
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. Marker is on West Curtis Street near South Street (County Road 669), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 South Street, Simpsonville SC 29681, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,955 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 15, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
