Graniteville Historic District (South Carolina)
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graniteville-historic-district-south-carolina-240-1139552
title:
Graniteville Historic District (South Carolina)
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The Graniteville Historic District encompasses one of the first textile company towns to be established in the Southern United States. Built in the late 1840s by William Gregg near Aiken, South Carolina, and now known as Graniteville, it was modeled after New England mill towns. Gregg used the success of this enterprise to advocate for the industrialization of the South, laying the groundwork for its eventual domination of the American textile industry. The district, which includes the original
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wiki
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Historic district in South Carolina, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graniteville_Historic_District_(South_Carolina)
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date modified:
2023-08-06T22:23:12Z
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