Liberty

As with most of the upstate, the post–World War II economy in Pickens County reduced its reliance on the textile industry.

The “Railway Age” in South Carolina lasted until after World War I. With greater usage of automobiles, buses, and trucks, which traveled over ever-improving public roads, the need for freight and passenger trains diminished.

From the late nineteenth century through most of the twentieth century, the textile industry dominated South Carolina manufacturing. It employed…