Map showing the areas covered by the Upcountry Land Grant Project. This collection was originally created by the Union County Historical Foundation / Union Co Museum in 1976. Researchers are indebted to Dan E. Collins of Whitmire, S.C. for his extensive knowledge and help in this project. Others who played vital roles are: Robert Mm Duncan and Col. Wm. J. Whitener.
Poe Mill – It interview of Mr. John H. Gates, Sr., of Anderson, S.C. in ca. 2003 notes that his forebearer, Mr. Cullen J. Hennessy was the chief brick mason of the Poe Mill. See link this page!
Courtesy of the S.C. Dept. of Archives and History – 1981
Note on Oct. 31, 1856 Colonel E. Earle is credited with the return of a Jack worth $150., a mammoth male donkey used for breeding mules.
Image courtesy of the Willis Postcard Collection – 2016
Early 20th century postcard courtesy of the Martin Collection – 2014
