Historical Markers in Conestee, South Carolina

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Historical Markers in Conestee, South Carolina

1 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Conestee — Beaver at Lake Conestee —

Beaver (Castor canadensis) inhabited the Conestee area long before the arrival of Europeans in the 18th century. Their numerous dams throughout the Park have inundated much of the former lake bed, creating wetlands which provide habitat . . . — — Map (db m15935) HM

2 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Conestee — Lake Conestee in Transition —

At its largest, Lake Conestee's water surface covered about 130 acres - the area inside the colored boundaries shown on the four aerial photos. This original lake was created when the current dam at the mill was constructed about 1892. As the City . . . — — Map (db m15932) HM

3 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Conestee — McBee Chapel —

Was built in 1841 at the request of Alexander McBee son of Vardry McBee founder of Conestee, S.C. This building was designed and laidout by John Adams, Vardry McBee's millwright. Mr. Adams designed the church in an octagonal shape so as to . . . — — Map (db m9395) HM

4 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Conestee — 23-59 — McBee Chapel / McBee Methodist Church —

(front) McBee Chapel This church is notable for its unusual octagonal form. It was built by John Adams for workers at the nearby McBee’s Factory, a complex owned by Vardry McBee (1775-1864), the industrialist often called “the . . . — — Map (db m198264) HM

5 ► South Carolina, Greenville County, Conestee — Reedy River Factory —

1820 The South preferred to send its raw cotton to New England for spinning and weaving when Vardry McBee and his Mill Right John Adams built this Dam at Conestee to power a paper wood and cotton mill. The mill supplied the news print for the . . . — — Map (db m12166) HM

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