The Rock Hill Herald reported on Jan. 13, 1881 – “The cotton factory at Orangeburg is owned by Mr. G.M. Cornelson. It works on the Clement Attachment Plan. The mill has 1,220 spindles and 30 operatives. The first factory using the Clement Attachment in S.C. was started at Westminster by Mr. Stribling. The manager at the mill at Orangeburg is Mr. Hicks, who has worked in the mill in Westminster and the Camperdown Mill in Greenville. The Orangeburg Mill machinery is operated by a 60HP engine built by the George Page and Co. Works in Baltimore.”
City Directories and History: The Ferse’s 5 & 10 store on Russell Street was founded by T.B. Fersner, Sr. and operated from 1912 – 1942.
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