Beaumont Mill (Spartanburg, South Carolina)

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The Beaumont Manufacturing Company opened the original Beaumont Mill in 1890. Later Spartan Mills aquired the Beaumont Mills around WWII producing clothes for the war. In the years 1959-1963 the mill was involved in the Sherbert v. Verner case and the mills gained national attention. Beaumont Mill closed in 1999 and Mills No. 1 & 2 were renovated in 2004. Mill No. 3 was demolished along with the various warehouse on the site.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbert_v._Verner
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Coordinates:   34°57'45"N   81°55'26"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago