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Our Aug. 7 photo, “Where’s this place?” shows the former Southern Bleachery and Piedmont Print Works in Taylors, which has been redeveloped as Taylors Mill, which includes creative spaces, a brewery and restaurant.
Hats off to these eagle eyes who identified the project: Dale Rhodes of Richmond, Va.; Jay Altman and Daniel Brennan, both of Columbia; Dave Comen of Anderson; David Lupo of Mount Pleasant; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Jacie Godfrey of Florence; Frank Bouknight of Summerville; and Liene Kukainis of Greenville.
Graf sent this information: “The brewery — which has adopted the theme of the American Revolutionary War, hence the reference to the 13 stripes of the American flag — inhabits an 8,000-square-foot space in the old Southern Bleachery portion of Taylors Mill, next door to Due South Coffee Roasters, in Taylors.
“Completed in May, 1924, the Southern Bleachery served as the backbone of the Taylors area from the time of its completion until its closing in 1965. Continually expanding, including the completion of the Piedmont Print Works in 1928 and the eventual merger of the two companies in 1938, the facility at its peak employed over 1,000 individuals, complete with its own mill village, company store, churches, baseball fields, and even golf course.
“The Southern Bleachery and Print Works processed goods produced at other mills in the Greenville area. The bleachery portion of the operations, which was housed in the west half of the complex, bleached and dyed fabrics while the printworks printed patterns onto materials while the print shop printed fabrics with various patterns.”
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