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Graniteville Farm Bell

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The village of Graniteville was founded by industrialist William Gregg in 1846, who planned his model town based on similar New England villages he had toured in 1844. Graniteville, named for the local blue granite quarried to build the canal and mill for Graniteville Manufacturing Company, originally included two churches and a school – Graniteville Academy – as well as housing for mill employees.

Farm Bell

Larry Gleason of Aiken, 2014 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

The town thrived when the cotton mill began operations in 1849, but it took more than the mill to keep this community flourishing. Not far from the mill village, around eight families ran the Graniteville Company Farm. The farm provided cotton for the mill as well as vegetables for mill families. Fruit and pecan trees were also cultivated on the farm.

Graniteville Farm Bell

Larry Gleason of Aiken, 2014 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Much as the bell in the factory cupola signaled the beginning for the work day for mill employees, the bell pictured above regulated farm workers’ schedules. The bell was preserved and given to the Graniteville Leisure Years Club, a center for senior citizens which occupied the former Graniteville Academy building beginning in 1971. It was placed at the Graniteville Academy building in 1974.

Farm Bell Marker

Larry Gleason of Aiken, 2014 © Do Not Use Without Written Consent

Today the Megiddo Dream Center – a nonprofit organization that prepares unemployed people for the job market – utilizes the former school building, and the bell continues to greet visitors on the academy grounds.

Plan Your Trip: Graniteville Farm Bell

Where is Graniteville Farm Bell located?
Address: 103 Canal Street, Graniteville, SC 29829
GPS Coordinates: 33.570891,-81.805893
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Leavelle McCampbell School 0.4 mile
St. John Methodist 0.4 mile
Graniteville Mill 0.5 mile
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