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Piedmont is a census-designated place (CDP) along the Saluda River in Anderson and Greenville counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 5,411 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ]
Piedmont Number One was enlarged in 1880 and again in 1900. In 1888, Piedmont Number Two, was built on the west bank of the Saluda River in Anderson County. In 1892, the mills operated 47,000 spindles and 1,300 looms. [3] [4] Because the mill was built where the water power was available, the Piedmont mill village was constructed for its employees.
The Piedmont region in the Appalachian Highlands. The Piedmont (/ ˈ p iː d m ɒ n t / PEED-mont) [1] is a plateau region located in the Eastern United States.It is situated between the Atlantic Plain and the Blue Ridge Mountains, stretching from New York in the north to central Alabama in the south.
The largest region in the state is the Piedmont (United States). In South Carolina, this region consists mostly of igneous and metamorphic rocks of Paleozoic age. The eastern boundary of the Piedmont is the Fall Line. Several cities are located in the Piedmont, such as Greenville, Spartanburg, Rock Hill, and Greenwood.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682. [4] Historically, county government in South Carolina has been fairly weak. [5] The 1895 Constitution made no provision for local government, effectively reducing counties to creatures of the state.
Piedmont Technical College is a public community college with its main campus in Greenwood, South Carolina. It serves seven counties in the Lakelands region of South Carolina. Six additional County Centers also serve students in Abbeville County, Edgefield County, Laurens County, McCormick County, Newberry County, and Saluda County.
South Carolina Highway 85 (SC 85) was a state highway that was established from SC 8/SC 81 near Piedmont to U.S. Route 29 (US 29; now SC 20) in Piedmont. In 1938, it was decommissioned and redesignated as SC 86. Today, only the portion from just west of I-85 to Piedmont is part of SC 86.
It is bordered to the south and west by the unincorporated community of Piedmont. The western edge of Golden Grove follows the Saluda River, which is the border with Anderson County. The main road through Golden Grove is South Carolina Highway 20, which leads north 9 miles (14 km) to Greenville and south through Piedmont 16 miles (26 km) to Belton.