Newly added historical info
Janis Bishop | September 4, 2015
Click on the history page and see some recently added documents that include stories from some of Graniteville’s first residents. Quick link to the History Page
1919 Book Featuring Graniteville
Janis Bishop | August 27, 2014
This is a book that was written in 1919 that features Graniteville – it has been made available for free distribution through the Gutenberg Project. Forty-One Thieves – A Tale of California
1897 Picnic at Bowman Lake
Janis Bishop | February 9, 2014
I have been adding stories from Barry Kyle – find more in the section “Stories from the Past”. Here’s another story he contributed from one of his earliest photos. For the full story and a lovely poem, click here.
A Graniteville Love Story from the 1890’s
Janis Bishop | February 2, 2014
Thanks to Barry Kyle from Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia for sending a treasure trove of stories and pictures about his Grandmother Annie McLean Kyle who lived in Graniteville. The McLean’s ran the Golden State Hotel – pictured below. It burned down in 1949. Stay tuned for more! Click here for the story