Belton

Belton

by Alison Ashley Darby
Belton

Belton

by Alison Ashley Darby

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Overview

Belton, South Carolina, is indeed a child of the railroad. By 1853, the fledgling town had begun developing at the junction of the Columbia and Greenville Railroad and its spur line to Anderson. Josephine Brown, daughter of Dr. George Reece Brown who owned most of the land around the railroad, named the community after Judge John Belton O'Neall, president of the C&G Railroad Company. By the turn of the century, Capt. Ellison A. Smyth began the Belton Cotton Mill, which quickly became the largest cotton mill in the Palmetto State.

Images of America: Belton captures the city's growth from a railroad depot and mill town to today's wealthy suburb of Anderson and home to the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame and the Palmetto Championships, the state's junior qualifying tennis tournament. The community's vitality is depicted through historic images of the standpipe, a water tower built in 1909 that symbolizes Belton today; the depot and railroad scenes; church life; town progress; schools; community events and celebrations; and prominent residents.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738516066
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 02/25/2004
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,118,182
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

A teacher and writer for nearly two decades, author Alison Ashley Darby delighted in talking with native Beltonians about their beloved town, gathering the photographs for the volume, and unlocking their mysteries. She has worked with various civic organizations in Belton and nearby Anderson, including the Belton Area Museum.
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