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re: Ever seen a starving dog eat a buzzard?
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:23 pm to UpstateCock2007
Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:23 pm to UpstateCock2007
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Just curious, but why were you passing thru Great Falls? I grew up about 30 miles from there, and when the textile industry moved overseas, that little town went downhill fast.
I drove up to NC and SC to look at some construction projects… Laurens and Pageland were my stops in SC to do some consultations with our client. Very rural areas.
The Great Falls area looked very cool to me from an outdoors perspective, but man… downtrodden otherwise. And like I said, close to Kershaw is one of the oldest and biggest gold mines in the world. The poverty/disparity in the surrounding area stuck with me.
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:55 am to Honest Tune
That’s cool. So the Gold Mine you referred to was Hale Gold Mine. Sat dormant for years, and they really fired it up about 15 years ago.
All of those towns through that area were textile towns and booming up until the 1970’s and 1980’s. Once textiles went overseas, those towns struggled. The one saving grace for Great Falls may be its proximity to Charlotte and I-77.
All of those towns through that area were textile towns and booming up until the 1970’s and 1980’s. Once textiles went overseas, those towns struggled. The one saving grace for Great Falls may be its proximity to Charlotte and I-77.
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