on their money (Lansdell 2003). With a ready supply of cotton available, and a slave labor force {p work in the factories, many felt that the South could become the next great textile center. In Mills! 1825 atlas (Mills 1980), the maps of the Midlands districts ilhistrate as the character of the region as the cotton economy was taking hold. Lexington District appears sparsely settled, but the numerous mills shown.on the creeks indicate the level of activity (Figure 7). Most of these mills were sawmills (Mills 1980) located on the tributary streams of Lexington District, including two on Wateree Creek, three on Twelvemile Creek, two on Bear Creek, and one on Camping Creek. According to Mills, most manufacture in Lexington District was “confined to private families (Mills 1980). ‘The Saluda River, between its confluence with the Broad River and Chappelle (now at the upper end of Lake Murray) dropped 240 feet, with a number of shoals and falls suitable for ‘waterpower, and these were utilized to some extent. A road along the north side of the Saluda River connected several mills and ferries on the river. Figure 7. Mills’ 1825 map of the Lexington District depicting the approximate location of the project area. Corley Mill Road Survey