“Uncle Pete went to work at Riverside Mills at age seven and worked there for sixty five years.” Recollections of Larry M. Gilreath, an interview…
City Directories and History: An interview starting with his early life at Riverside Mill Village, the son of Guy T. Gilreath and Fannie Ruth Massey Gilreath. He recalls playing in Rocky River, going to Ellison’s Store on Lanford Street in the mill village and attending Cleo Bailey Elementary School as well as Bowen Grove Flat Rock School. Enjoy reading about his life’s experiences: L.O. Cromer (Filling Station), Southside Cotton Mill on Shockley Ferry Road, Pete Gilreath (Uncle Peter @ Riverside Mills), Okinawa, Fort Jackson, Gov. George Wallace, James Meredith, Harvey Gantt, Clemson University, Khrushchev, Col. Harold G. Moore, General Moore, Ken Duncan, Thomaston Mills (Thomaston Ga), West Point, Sheriff’s Department, Broadway Lake Patrol, Clarence Broadwell, J.B. Lindsey (Interim Sheriff), J.C. Bagwell (Sheriff Deputy), Jim Williams (Sheriff), Duck Cooley,
All Credits: Anderson County Memories and Reflections compiled by R.C. Otter, Friends of the Library – 2004
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