tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post110461246014656868..comments2024-03-28T20:15:56.227-05:00Comments on CITY OF DUST: Horse Creek Valley, South Carolinajmhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-41051334385574408932023-10-01T00:27:27.938-05:002023-10-01T00:27:27.938-05:00It is so heart warming to read all of the nice mem...It is so heart warming to read all of the nice memories that so many people have of "The Valley". I grew up over there and have met a couple of people here in the Augusta area that had no idea of what hard working people our people were. I have no idea where they got their information from and I told them exactly what I read in so many of the post here. The "Valley People" were hard workers and we didn't know we were poor. I went to Langley Grammar School and on to LBC and graduated in the late 60s. I live in Harlem now, another small town on the other side of the river and I love it too. Thank you so much for all the memories you brought back and all the wonderful memories you have of our Horse Creek Valley and as so many said, "It started in Gloverville and ended in Clearwater. I remember well The Graniteville Rocks being our rival. Couldn't believe it when I learned that LBC and Graniteville had been combined to become Midland Valley Mustangs. OUCH! That hurt!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-90605905588286349272023-01-26T15:50:07.308-06:002023-01-26T15:50:07.308-06:00Ms Lee never sold the Dixie Lee, was leased. Byron...Ms Lee never sold the Dixie Lee, was leased. Byron CRYTZER still owns the land, but sold the houseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-55981537341938091692023-01-26T15:48:15.038-06:002023-01-26T15:48:15.038-06:00I remember them, we called the Lemmy and squigy He...I remember them, we called the Lemmy and squigy Head boss was short and 2nd was very tallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-18199833302770783642023-01-26T15:44:31.072-06:002023-01-26T15:44:31.072-06:00Go to Clearwater Eye center, they have several pic...Go to Clearwater Eye center, they have several pics of the mills, Dixie Lee,Langley post office Langley drug and shopping center. Snapped several pics yesterdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-91891808517182651352023-01-26T15:33:45.565-06:002023-01-26T15:33:45.565-06:00The lee in the DIXIE LEE WAS LEE CRYTZERThe lee in the DIXIE LEE WAS LEE CRYTZERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-26732997586892723042023-01-26T15:32:07.799-06:002023-01-26T15:32:07.799-06:00By 82 or 83 Ms. Lee Crytcer had leased the restaur...By 82 or 83 Ms. Lee Crytcer had leased the restaurant, several times, but I worked there in 74-78 and it was running strong. But just a few years later it was closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-8888211725235235212021-09-27T08:05:33.099-05:002021-09-27T08:05:33.099-05:00I used to work for your dad and mom.i think he was...I used to work for your dad and mom.i think he was in the Navy at one time.you have a sister named Wanda?I was a dish washer there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17325412147645270227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-80294625300145676262021-02-24T18:52:45.611-06:002021-02-24T18:52:45.611-06:00Well, CFPEmployee, perhaps the distinction gets su...Well, CFPEmployee, perhaps the distinction gets subtle. Here is an example of use from the <a href="https://ulidigitalmarketing.blob.core.windows.net/ulidcnc/2019/06/Clearwater.pdf" rel="nofollow">CLEARWATER, South Carolina Community Brief - Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel</a>: <br /><br />"The community was once home to two major textile mills: Clearwater Finishing Plant and Seminole Mill, which were owned most recently by United Merchants, a New York-based textile company."<br /><br />So I guess maybe a plant can be a type of mill. Or vice versa? I sure can't say I'm an expert on either one. Did you happen to work there?<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-41819000579987988442021-02-24T18:38:51.280-06:002021-02-24T18:38:51.280-06:00I believe Clearwater Finishing is a plant not a mi...I believe Clearwater Finishing is a plant not a mill. CFPEmployeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987528162986322533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-40905462524828053442018-07-03T22:20:05.991-05:002018-07-03T22:20:05.991-05:00I can't tell how active or recent this blog is...I can't tell how active or recent this blog is, but thanks for creating it!<br /><br />On a whim I decided to Google the Dixie Lee: the bar my dad, Elliott Porter, owned when he met my mom when she went to work for him in the early 80s - if I have the story right. I do know that he owned it when they met, and they lived happily ever after until we lost him a few years ago. <3<br /><br />I have no idea when he became the owner, I do know that he owned it and had for awhile when he and my mom met/started dating, and he owned the Dixie Lee until we moved to the coast around 1985/86.<br /><br />Great memories from the Dixie Lee!! As well as a few other areas in "the valley" - I never knew that's what that area is called in spite of most of both sides of my biological family being from Augusta through Aiken/Clearwater. <br /><br /><br />Elliott, my adoptive dad is not from the area, but my biological paternal grandparents were from there: Alvin and Birdie Rodgers, from Aiken. I still have an aunt/uncle in Graniteville, they own a mobile home park there but don't know any details of the park right off-hand: they are Bruce and Sandra (Sandy) Ready. <br /><br /><br /> My maternal grandparents lived in the Hephziba area of Augusta, and many of my aunts/uncles/cousins still reside in the area: my GPs were Albert and Doris Sims, my mom is Faye. My uncle Mike broke wild horses professionally at one (some?) of the horse arenas, possibly in N. Augusta, until he retired awhile ago. <br /><br /><br />Sorry, my memory and current knowledge of much of my family is too fuzzy these days to accurately recall too much detailed information. But perhaps this is enough information for someone to notice and recognize, and possibly share some history, memories, and/or stories of these general areas, the Dixie Lee as the Dixie Lee or as any business, or especially my relatives with me? <br />Hey, stranger things have happened lol!! I've met someone who actually remembered my mom and her siblings from grade school - he could remember more of the siblings' names than I could - totally randomly while engaging in small talk while in line for bathrooms at a bike rally in Myrtle Beach a few years ago, it's a small world and the internet is making it even smaller!! <br /><br />Much appreciation to anyone and everyone who took the time to read this!! :-) <br />Mellissa Xenakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071368792113783849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-27712225091921555092018-07-03T21:36:22.898-05:002018-07-03T21:36:22.898-05:00Wow... when was the Dixie Lee owned by the Crytzer...Wow... when was the Dixie Lee owned by the Crytzers? My dad owned the Dixie Lee when my mom met him... maybe '82, '83? Elliott Porter was his name. I practically grew up in the Dixie Lee :-) I learned to swim in the pool out back. Before the warehouse space behind the bar burned (I slept through all the sirens and excitement that night) it was my 'playhouse' - I had the coolest playhouses as a child! In the house behind the Dixie Lee I practiced my superhero flying skills with a towel tied around my neck by climbing out the upper floor window onto the carport roof and jumping off. <br /><br />I gave my parents many gray hairs as a child lol! <br /><br />But seriously, the last time I went by there (10-15yrs ago now) it was a Chinese restaurant, I think? <br />We moved to the coastal area when I was 6, 1986/87, but my earliest and some of my best childhood memories are centered around the Dixie Lee and the house on the property <3 <br /><br />Thank you for the walk down memory lane; I needed that tonight :-)Mellissa Xenakishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071368792113783849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-80410956596363752192018-06-07T20:07:32.690-05:002018-06-07T20:07:32.690-05:00I've lived here my whole life and I remember o...I've lived here my whole life and I remember our address used to be (Rt 1 box 95 DW)Anonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213784694103253425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-62221058179664309382017-05-20T21:50:18.859-05:002017-05-20T21:50:18.859-05:00l lived in Dixie Clay Co. house. My Daddy was shov...l lived in Dixie Clay Co. house. My Daddy was shovel opetator. We lived there until he got cancer and could no longer work. That was in 1962.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-14247893074607595422016-04-15T23:40:14.348-05:002016-04-15T23:40:14.348-05:00Thanks for your message, Wayne. I'm happy to k...Thanks for your message, Wayne. I'm happy to know some of those great old bricks are being repurposed. I've got a "Peerless Augusta" brick sitting next to me right now. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a historical picture of the Bath Mill in my meager sources. Maybe somebody else will read this and be able to help you out.<br /><br />Best of luck! JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-23379283625412915162016-04-15T08:09:55.828-05:002016-04-15T08:09:55.828-05:00Hi All, I've repurposed some of the bricks fro...Hi All, I've repurposed some of the bricks from the Bath Mill and was hoping someone on here would have an old picture of the mill. I'd appreciate it if you could contact me. Thanks, WayneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534604879976242232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-68058255737152676972016-04-15T07:32:30.854-05:002016-04-15T07:32:30.854-05:00My dad was Joe Brewer and he grew up in the valley...My dad was Joe Brewer and he grew up in the valley. I heard so many wild stories from that era! He was born 1923, died 2001. Dana BrewerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134724669888531310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-56567943170868685282016-03-17T17:01:53.473-05:002016-03-17T17:01:53.473-05:00sugga, as you know yourself (and can see from the ...sugga, as you know yourself (and can see from the many comments above!), there seems to be a limitless number of fond recollections of life in the HCV. Thank you very much for your sharing yours! I'm glad to hear that life continues to be good. I had not heard about "Carry it Forward," but I really hope it does become a documentary film as I'd love to see it.<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words for City of Dust! JM jmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-37153958603225826082016-03-16T21:48:10.198-05:002016-03-16T21:48:10.198-05:00I have lived in The Valley all of my life. MY pare...I have lived in The Valley all of my life. MY parents both worked at the Graniteville mills. All of my friends and most of my cousins went to Langley Grammar School and L.B.C. High. My best friend lived a few doors down the street and her brother became my husband(almost 50 years later, he still is).We lived in a mill house and like everybody else, we didn't know we were poor.Nobody worried about locking their doors. Children played all over the neighborhood without fear because somebody's mama was always watching out for the youngins. Valley people are a special breed: tough, kind-hearted, hard-working, God-loving, and proud. Recently, L.B.C. Middle School presented an original play about The Valley "Carry It Forward". It was wonderful! Plans are in the works for it to become a documentary. I just discovered this site. I have spent hours reading and remembering--what fun! Keep up the great work.suggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610092549627091879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-36649072340846974702015-11-18T17:35:59.903-06:002015-11-18T17:35:59.903-06:00Those are some great recollections, jeff reames. I...Those are some great recollections, jeff reames. I'm always thrilled to hear from someone that loves the HCV. There are so many fond memories that I've received over the years. Thank you very much for adding yours. I'm excited to have such a collection. In fact, I think it may now be one of the most extensive on the HCV in existence.<br /><br />Also, I've got a Clearwater Mill album on Flickr, if you're interested in more photos of the non-burned complex. It's at:<br /> <br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/cityofdust/albums/1481208<br /><br />Thanks again! Glad you like City of Dust! JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-9846175511378317152015-11-18T14:23:32.196-06:002015-11-18T14:23:32.196-06:00Love this blog....keep it up !!!!Love this blog....keep it up !!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175654603403622217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-9277445809993938942015-11-18T14:22:30.813-06:002015-11-18T14:22:30.813-06:00Yes , when I worked there in 1979,1980 it was run ...Yes , when I worked there in 1979,1980 it was run by two men whose names and looks , looked like they were part of the Mob from NY City, but they were from N.Y. CITYAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175654603403622217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-67646726349210506932015-11-18T14:16:58.676-06:002015-11-18T14:16:58.676-06:00Enjoy all those memories from these folks that are...Enjoy all those memories from these folks that are a little older than I. I was in the first class at M.V.High School. Went to Burnettown Elem. , that was originally LBC H S. My Father worked at Langley Drug all his life. I was friends of the owners of the Dixie Lee...the CRYTZERS. Ms Lee was one sweet lady , they took me on vacation with them. I may be considered a young gun but I still have fond memories growing up on Rabbit Hill and then Duncan Road. This is home and would not move for the world !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175654603403622217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-34884674124883873822015-05-19T21:56:07.179-05:002015-05-19T21:56:07.179-05:00Thank you for your recollections, William Davis. I...Thank you for your recollections, William Davis. It seems that so many people have such fond memories of Horse Creek Valley. I'm honored that people are willing to post them at City of Dust. <br /><br />Many thanks! JMjmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470407787311078380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-27190619536142543732015-05-19T21:17:35.576-05:002015-05-19T21:17:35.576-05:00I grew up on the corner of Belvedere/Clearwater Rd...I grew up on the corner of Belvedere/Clearwater Rd and 421and have many memories of walking those streets LONG before I could drive them. ..I lived there from 1974 til 1981....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074441652546384198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7921005.post-61062961321644392802015-05-19T21:11:35.108-05:002015-05-19T21:11:35.108-05:00I grew up and came of age in Clearwater..1974 thru...I grew up and came of age in Clearwater..1974 thru the day I married in 1981.<br />..specifically at the point where Belevedere Clearwater road meets 421...a wonderful place. surrounded by wonderful people...My Mom, Evelyn Davis...My step dad, Henry (Bunk) Little...I could go on and on...but it was a great place with great people. ..I am blessed to have been raised there. .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15074441652546384198noreply@blogger.com