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Manufacturing history of Aiken and Edgefield counties
The article traces growth from William Gregg’s Graniteville mill in the 1840s through Civil War destruction and Reconstruction delays to a 20th century industrial upturn. It notes Southern Porcelain, Edgefield Mill, and later arrivals like Owens Corning, Shaw, Kimberly Clark, Trantech, GlaxoSmithKline, R.E. Phelon, Halocarbon, BAE Systems, Linde, Avondale, Bridgestone Firestone, and others shaping a diversified economy near rail lines and waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gregg
Graniteville Manufacturing Co
Southern Porcelain Company
Graniteville
Aiken
Edgefield
Charleston
Hamburg
Thomas Hitchcock
Daniel Augustus Tompkins
Tompkins
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Aiken County
Owens Corning
Shaw Industries
Kimberly-Clark Corp
Southeastern Tool and
Aiken Industries
Trantech Radiator Products
GlaxoSmithKline
R.E. Phelon
Fenix Manufacturing Solutions
Halo