Graniteville Cemetery

Graniteville Cemetery (HMSYM)

Location: Graniteville, SC 29829 Aiken County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 34.174', W 81° 47.754'

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(Front text)
This cemetery, established about 1850, is closely associated with the Graniteville Mill, the largest and most successful textile mill in antebellum S.C. William Gregg (1800-1867), founder of the mill, laid out the mill village and also helped plan this cemetery. Most of the early wooden grave markers do not survive, and burial records were not kept until 1892, when the Graniteville Cemetery Assn. was founded.
(Reverse text)
William Gregg was buried here in 1867 and an obelisk erected over his grave. His widow moved his grave and monument to Charleston in 1876. In 1926 a daughter returned the original monument to this cemetery. Notable persons buried here include 83 Confederate soldiers and veterans, as well as many employees of Graniteville Mill. James Wesley Rearden (1861-1959) worked at the mill for 87 years, from 1872 to 1959.
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Marker Number2-30
Year Placed2005
Placed ByThe Horse Creek Historical Society and the Aiken County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 6:14pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 426130 N 3714715
Decimal Degrees33.56956667, -81.79590000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 34.174', W 81° 47.754'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 34' 10.44" N, 81° 47' 45.24" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1307-1467 Gregg Hwy, Graniteville SC 29829, US
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