Good primary sources include the writings of mill operatives, mill and boardinghouse rules and regulations, slave narratives, plantation plot plans, and planters' journals. The Story of a Cotton ...

Greenville County was once known as the textile capital of the world. That industry no longer serves as the lifeblood of the local economy but the mills remain.

Changes began in the 1850s. As the railroad expanded in the South, production of cotton, wheat, and tobacco increased. Entrepreneurs needed capital and a steady supply of workers for the southern mill ...

Plans to convert Victorian cotton mill buildings into into flats have been thrown out due to lack of parking. The vacant ...