Union County, SC Tour 2015 - Buffalo
After spending a few hours in Union in my last post, I traveled the short distance over to Buffalo and the ruins of the Buffalo Mill. Most of the mill has been torn down, leaving only two towers. The mill and associated buildings in the area form the Buffalo Mill Historic District and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Photos taken during the listing process show the mill while it was intact: Construction on the mill complex and its associated buildings began in 1901, and finished during 1902. The buildings that still remain are the two towers, the nice looking office... the company store building, ... and the company drug store building... After the mill closed for good in 1994 , the mill (except the towers), the icehouse, the powerhouse, and the warehouse have all been torn down. The National Register's photos show what the buildings looked like just shortly they were torn down. Google Earth's 1994 view shows an aerial vi...