Pelzer SC
     “The Cherokee Indians were the first settlers of the present site of West Pelzer, originally called Frankville.
There were settlers in the vicinity in the 1800s. The town of Frankville was chartered in 1913. The original survey for the town was made by John Franks. The street layout in the older part of the town is the same today as in the original street plat.
A new petition was later filed and on September 13, 1918, the name was changed from Frankville to West Pelzer.
West Pelzer is less than a quarter of a mile from Pelzer. However, the small town is incorporated and has its own city government. The two towns share the same post office zip code, 29669, and the same telephone prefix, 947.
At one time, the Southern Railroad tracks separated West Pelzer from Pelzer.

Williamston SC
      “Williamston, S. C. celebrates 150th anniversary during 2002
Williamston, S. C. celebrated their sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) during 2002. Special events were planned throughout the year. For more information about Williamston, call Town Hall at (864) 847-7473.
Here is the legend of how Williamston (or Mineral Springs at the time) was founded:

The Dream Becomes A Reality . . .
The founding of Williamston was really a dream come true. West Allen Williams, a wealthy planter who lived on what is now the Greenville County side of the Saluda River, was riding through his property on the west side of the river when he stopped to rest in the shade of the trees and fell asleep.
He dreamed of a crystal clear spring with healing qualities that would benefit all the sick and ailing who drank from it. When Mr. Williams awakened, he was thirsty and went in search of water. Seeing the ground was damp, he pushed back the leaves and vines and discovered clear water trickling through the debris.
Having the water analyzed, Mr. Williams found it to contain minerals of medicinal qualities. As news of the value of the water spread, people came from miles around to try the water. Tents were pitched in the forest surrounding the spring, and later huts and cabins, as well as larger cottages, were built.
In 1851 the Greenville and Columbia Railroad came, bringing with it a crowd of people. To accommodate them, the “Mammoth Hotel” was built. at the time the largest building in the state. It burned in November 1860.
With the influx of visitors, Mr. Williams realized a town was in the making, and set aside part of his property for churches and schools. The town, known for a while as Mineral Springs, was chartered Williamston by an act of the state legislature on December 16, 1852.”

Table Rock State Park
   ”Table Rock State Park Historic District is significant for its cultural and social relationship to the history and prehistory of the area within the state park boundaries and is also architecturally significant as an example of the construction of a state park by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It is also significant as one of sixteen state parks constructed by the CCC, under the direction of the National Park Service (NPS), as part of the South Carolina State Park System. Pinnacle Lake is the focal point of construction and many resources are grouped around the lake. These buildings and structures are connected by a system of roads and trails designed to take advantage of scenic, natural and constructed features. Examples of the CCC’s work includes: Table Rock State Park Dam, the lodge, bathhouse, concession building, cabins, trail and picnic shelters, fish rearing pools, warden’s building and several trails. Listed in the National Register June 15, 1989.

Greenville SC
   “Greenville is located in the northwest corner of South Carolina about 20 miles west of where I-85 crosses I-26 … and just a few miles south of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. It is the county seat of Greenville County, the business center of the Upstate, and the manufacturing center of South Carolina.
Gold and other minerals have been mined in Greenville since the early 1800s. Rubies, amethysts, garnets, tourmalines, unakite and emeralds occur within 60 miles (97 km) of the city, likely washed down from the nearby mountains.Granite abounds in the area and is mined in Greenville as well as in neighboring counties
Greenville sits on the associated faults of the Brevard fault, a mostly quiet system which has nonetheless seen some earthquakes of up to 6.0 on the Richter scale in the past 50 years; however, local earthquakes usually measuring not more than 3.0 are more the norm. Most of the city sits on various fault lines which seem to come together around Paris Mountain, a monadnock below which sits the city. This activity could be connected with the construction of Lake HartwellSince 1990, Greenville has experienced fewer than 15 noticeable quakes, mostly centered in the Sandy Flats area.”

Greenwood SC
  ” Greenwood County takes its name from its county seat, Greenwood. The city of Greenwood was named around 1824 for the plantation of an early resident, John McGehee. Greenwood County was formed in 1897 from parts of Abbeville and Edgefield counties, which were originally part of the old Ninety Six District. This part of the backcountry was not settled until the mid-eighteenth century. The town of Ninety Six was established as a frontier trading post around 1730, and it was the site in November 1775 of one of the first South Carolina battles of the American Revolution. In May 1781 American forces besieged the British-held Star Fort at Ninety Six for over a month but were forced to withdraw when British reinforcements approached. The arrival of the railroad in 1852 stimulated cotton growing and textile manufacturing in this area. Local plantation owner Francis Salvador (1747-1776), who was killed fighting Cherokees during the Revolutionary War, was the first Jewish person elected to the state legislature. United States Congressman Preston Smith Brooks (1819-1857) and educator Benjamin Mays (1894-1984) were also residents of Greenwood County.”

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