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Visionary mill founder Gregg long shaped Graniteville town
A historic review notes William Gregg built Graniteville as a faith centered mill town starting with Granite Mill in 1848. He funded churches schools and housing, established the Graniteville Academy and Lavelle McCampbell High School, and shaped a cooperative community model later adopted by Avondale Mills. The legacy ends as Avon dale Mills plans to close 18 plants by July 25 signaling the end of a South Carolina textile era.
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William Gregg
Gregg
Avondale Mills
S.C. General Assembly
South
Vaucluse Manufacturing Company
Edgefield
Vaucluse
Graniteville
Graniteville Academy
Lavelle McCampbell
Graniteville Company
Aiken ‘County
Broadus Mitchell
Monroe
Augusta