Lexington County · Marker 32-03
Saluda Factory
Sunset Blvd. (U.S. Hwy. 378) at Botanical Pkwy., West Columbia
Front inscription
One mile east on the Saluda River stood a 4-story granite building erected by the Saluda Manufacturing Company, incorporated in 1834. Operated by slave labor, it was, at one time, the largest cotton factory in the State. Burned by Sherman Feb. 17, 1865, it was rebuilt and operated for some time after the war.