(This Site is Still Under Construction.)
Life in the Village There are many interesting things about living in Glendale. This page will give a listing of and a brief description of the topic. Click on the link to the topic to see more information.
More about the Story of Glendale and the Mill Village
This story about the history of Glendale and the mill village is accompanied by a number of photographs. Click on the link above to see this.
The Houses
The houses in the original village were built by the owners of the mill. These houses were the start of the town of Glendale today.
The TrolleyThe town of Glendale was served by an electric street car system over a hundred years ago. The trolley, as it was known, was critical in the lives of the people of Glendale. has recently furnished some additional interesting information about the Trolley and how important it was to Glendale click on the link above for the story. Additional information is also available at More on the Trolley.
Textile Baseball
Textile league baseball was very important in the lives of the people in the small textile towns of the Upstate , including Glendale. Like many things associated with the mill, it now exists only in memory.
Christmas
Christmas is a special time in Glendale like it is in all of the small towns in South Carolina. Click on the link above for Christmas stories and memories in Glendale from the past.
July Fourth Celebration
Most of the South Carolina Upstate Textile Towns had a big celebration on the Fourth of July. Click on the link above to see how Glendale celebrated the Fourth during the 1940's and 1950's.
Camp Croft
World War II brought one of the biggest construction projects in the history of South Carolina right to the outskirts of Glendale. The Camp Croft Recruit Training Center had a big economic impact on all of Spartanburg County, including Glendale. Many Glendale folks became acquainted with the soldiers from the camp. The War effort had come close to home.
Ruritan Club(The following topics will hopefully be added to this page.)
The Ruritan Club that was organized in Glendale in 1949. Click on the link above for the story. It includes the names of all the original members that were in the Club when it was chartered.
Street Names
Most of the street names in Glendale have changed over the years. This often makes it difficult to relate old names with current street names. The above link gives the old names and what they have been changed to as present street names.
Glendale Elementary School
The elementary school has been in several buildings and locations over the years. Click on the above link for more information, including photographs.The Cemeteries
Click on the above link to read the story of the Glendale Cemeteries. A number of Glendale folks have organized a Glendale Cemeteries Committee to raise funds to maintain the cemeteries. Click on this link for more information about how to join or contribute, Committee.
A Worker's Story
Every worker in the Glendale Mill had a different story. However, there were common threads to almost everyone. A Spartanburg newspaper article from 1949 tells about Francis Marion Coates and his wife, Nettie Lominac Coates. Mr. Coates worked in textile mills, mostly at Glendale, for 54 years before he retired. The article gives many interesting details about what life was like in the mill.
The Mill Store
Mr. Clarence Crocker was the manager of the Glendale Mill Store for several years. He has furnished us an interesting story and photographs concerning the store. Click on the above link to read this story.
Stores and Commercial Sites
There were many stores and commercial sites in and around the Glendale community when the mill was in operation. Clarence Crocker has furnished us information on these sites in the 1930's. A map showing these can be seen by clicking on the title of this paragraph.
The Post Offices
There were several post office locations and many postmasters at Bivingsville and Glendale over the years. Click on the link above to read a story about these by Clarence Crocker, a former Glendale Postmaster himself.
Sports and Recreation at Glendale
Residents of Glendale had many types of recreation and sporting activities available. Click on the above link for more information and photos.
Churches
The Churches of the town have always played a critical part in the life of the Glendale community. Click on the above link for more information and photos.
Doctors, Nurses and Medical Care
The citizens of Glendale were fortunate to have many dedicated Doctors and Nurses to provide for their medical care over the years. Click on the above link to read that story and see photographs.
Law Enforcement in Glendale
Glendale had almost no crime but there were dedicated individuals available in case of a problem. Click on the above link for that story and photographs.
Other transportation
Scouting
Veterans
Gobblers Knob
This web site has been started as a public service to share the story of Glendale. The web master and person to contact about putting information on the web site is Mary McKinney Teaster. Contact her at:
marylee@glendalesc.com or by telephone at (843) 873-8117. See more information about Mary and her Glendale connection at Mary McKinney Teaster.
