‘Gone but not forgotten’ is etched on several headstones in the old cemetery along Oil Mill Road in Piedmont, but for decades the gravestones in Golden Grove AME Church cemetery – the oldest dating back to 1897 – were obstructed from remembrance by trees and undergrowth.
Jessica Atkins Few first noticed the big white house on the hill as a four-year-old eating ice cream at Jigg’s Café in downtown Piedmont. As the home’s new owner, she hopes renovation of the historic Piedmont residence will spur other revitalization projects in the town.
Crafts, mill village artifacts, 3 on 3 basketball and gospel singing are all on tap for Discover Piedmont Day 2020 on Saturday, March 7, in the town of Piedmont SC.
