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| Mauldin Sc real estate, Mauldin Sc homes for sale, a History of Mauldin South Carolina...SAY HELLO TO MOLLY!!! |
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| Mauldin Sc real estate, Mauldin Sc homes for sale, a History of Mauldin South Carolina...SAY HELLO TO MOLLY!!! |
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Mauldin South Carolina's original settlers were Native American traders who raised families on land grants from the English Crown. Unfortunately for them, South Carolina had no money to pay their Revolutionary War soldiers, so these land grants were stripped from the traders and new grants were given by the provisional government. On June 18, 1784, the Benjamin Griffith family received a land grant of 100 acres and settled here. Other families soon began to move into the area. In 1868, Mr. Willis William Butler purchased a tract of land on the corner of Laurens Road and Reedy River Road. Shortly after the purchase, the community became known as Butler Corners, and later Butler's Crossroads. Mauldin South Carolina's railroad depot was built in 1886 on land donated by the Cox family at the site where the City of Mauldin Public Works Department now stands. Mr. and Mrs. Cox had a good friend named W.L. "Pope" Mauldin. Mr. Mauldin was elected Lt. Governor of South Carolina and served from 1882-1890. Originally, when the Greenville Laurens Railway Company began to survey a railway from Greenville South Carolina to Laurens South Carolina, the proposed route went from Simpsonville South Carolina to Conestee South Carolina to Greenville. When Mrs. Cox learned of this proposal, she appealed to Lt. Governor Mauldin to get the railway officials to change the route. The officials agreed to make the change after Mr. and Mrs. Cox agreed to give the right of way land and the land for the depot. To show their appreciation, Mrs. Cox asked that the depot be named in honor of Lt. Governor Mauldin. Mr. Cox then built a small post office near the depot and named it Mauldin also. One interesting historical aside, Mr. and Mrs. Cox's great great granddaughter works for the City of Mauldin today. The original charter of the town, approved December 24, 1890, states that the town shall be called Mauldin. In 1910, Mauldin elected its first Mayor A. Lee Holland. During WWI, cotton grown in Mauldin was sold to the Ford Motor Company and shipped out of the Mauldin SC depot. Unfortunately, the end of WWI left the city's economy in the decline. Around 1925, the South C Highway Department began a roadway survey from Greenville South Carolina to Laurens, Sc which would have bypassed Mauldin SC. Once again, the townspeople called on the name of Mauldin. This time it was Lt. Governor Mauldin's son. With his help, the route was changed and the road came straight through town. When the depression hit in the 1930's, it hit Mauldin SC hard. Members of town council asked the Secretary of State to revoke the town's charter in 1932, because the town was destitute. The town treasury was empty, farms were idle, and few of the people had jobs. By 1940, almost every store in town was deserted, and the train depot was abandoned the same year. With the start of World War II and the building of Donaldson Air Base, the economy once more took an upswing. When the war ended in 1945, soldiers came home with money in their pockets ready to settle down to a new life. Piped water came to the Golden Strip in 1951 and the first industry to build was Iron-rite. The first shopping area, Golden Strip shopping center opened in 1959. A volunteer fire department was established in 1958 with the purchase of a fire truck for $2,350. By 1960, Mauldin SC was again ready to incorporate. The population had grown to 1,462 and the property valuation was almost one million dollars. City fathers hired a full time police officer, and the first town hall was built. Mauldin SC gained "city" status in 1969, had a population of 3,797, and a property valuation of $23 million. At present, Mauldin South Carolina has a population of nearly 20,000 and is one of the fastest growing cities in South Carolina. Courtesy of SCIway.
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