By the 1930s, sixteen major cotton mills and two dye/bleaching/processing mills lay within three miles of downtown Greenville, forming a crescent around the growing city. The entrepreneurs who built these mills and their villages became leaders in the southern textile industry and set out not only to build an empire, but also to build the upstate of South Carolina.
During this specially designed self-guided tour, you will have the opportunity to learn about mills that are still standing and share the fascinating history of what was once known as the "Textile Center of the World."