Ware Shoals, South Carolina
Ware Shoals is a town in Abbeville, Greenwood, and Laurens counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, along the Saluda River. Ware Shoals has a population of 1,607 according to the 2020 United States Census.
A bird's eye view of the mill in the 1950s. Katherine Hall is seen just behind the mill.
A post card from the 1920s brags on the town's community hall.
Scrip was used as currency in textile mill towns. It was good for use only in the company store.
A photo of the Ware Shoals baseball team, circa 1910
Abbeville County, South Carolina
Abbeville County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,295. Its county seat is Abbeville. It is the first county in the United States alphabetically. Abbeville County included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area, known colloquially as the Upstate or the Upcountry.
Abbeville County Courthouse
Portrait of John C. Calhoun, famous politician from Abbeville County.