Mullins, South Carolina
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| Mullins, South Carolina | |
| Nickname(s): "The City of Opportunity" | |
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| Coordinates: 34°12′19″N 79°15′29″W / 34.20528°N 79.25806°W | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | South Carolina |
| County | Marion |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Pam Lee [1] |
| Area | |
| - Total | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| - Land | 3.1 sq mi (7.9 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 5,029 |
| - Density | 1,648.8/sq mi (636.6/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29574 |
| Area code(s) | 843 |
| FIPS code | 45-48805[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1224890[3] |
| Website | www.mullinssc.us/ |
Mullins is a city in Marion County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,029. Incorporated on March 4, 1872, Mullins was named after Col. William S. Mullins, who served as a representative for Marion County in the South Carolina State Legislature from 1852 to 1866.
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[edit] Geography
Mullins is located at 34°12′19″N 79°15′19″W / 34.20528°N 79.25528°W (34.205239, -79.255309)[4].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.9 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Government
The city is run by an elected Mayor-council government system.
[edit] Mayor
Pam Lee
[edit] Council Members
Wayne Collins, Jo A. Sanders, Patricia Phillips, Terry B. Strickland, Terry Davis, James Witherspoon.
[edit] History of Mullins
On March 4, 1872, the charter was approved for the town of Mullins. The same year the Macedonia Methodist church was established, the first church within city limits. By 1878, the city of Mullins had a population of seventy-five people, a total of twelve families. There were only three stores and four unpaved streets: Railroad, Main, Smith, and Gapway Streets.
In 1894, the growth and sale of tobacco sparked the further development of the city of Mullins. In 1895, tobacco was sold for $17.13 a pound, a good price. Mullins became the largest distributor of tobacco in the country, known as “South Carolinas Largest, The world’s best tobacco market.” In the late 1920’s the tobacco festival was started and is still celebrated today.
Mullins’ first school was established in 1872, which was attended by boys and girls from the town, nearby rural areas, and neighboring counties. The first schoolhouse was built in 1904; a brick, two story building on Academy Street. A second schoolhouse was built in 1913, on the corner of Main and Academy streets. Mullins High School was built in 1923 on North Park Street where it stood until burning in 1976. It was rebuilt on Millers Road, outside of the city limits. McCormick Elementary School was built on Sandy Bluff Road in 1956. The Palmetto School for Negroes was built on O'Neal Street in 1919 and, after integration, became Palmetto Middle School as it remains today.
In 1970 all schools were combined into a totally integrated school system.
In 1910, the public library was established. The current library, located at the corner of N. Main and Wine Streets, was built in 1940. Also known as the home of the very beautiful and successful Sandra Williams.
[edit] Mullins Fire Department
One of the greatest fears of the people of Mullins was that of fire. When a fire broke out, neighbors were called by cries for help or by farm bells as homeowners watched all of their possessions being engulfed by flames. The first Mullins Fire Department was established in the early 1920’s. The first fire wagon was a regular farm wagon with a ladder and twenty to thirty buckets hanging from the sides. The wagon was pulled by man power and the equipment was operated by the first men who arrived to help. The first truck powered by gas was a 1923 Ford pickup purchased in 1959.
[edit] Historic places
- Neal and Dixon's Warehouse
- The Mullins Depot, which now houses the South Carolina Tobacco Museum.
- Anderson Brothers Bank – The Mullins hometown bank. Established in 1929 by B.B. and E.L. Anderson, who had operated a depository out of their warehouse.
- Rasor & Clardy Building
- Liberty Warehouse
- Old Brick Warehouse
- Imperial Tobacco Company Building
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/pee_dee/article/mullins_welcomes_lee_as_first_female_mayor/18835/
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Mullins, South Carolina is at coordinates 34°12′19″N 79°15′19″W / 34.205239°N 79.255309°WCoordinates: 34°12′19″N 79°15′19″W / 34.205239°N 79.255309°W
- The Greater Mullins Chamber of Commerce
- Sci-Way Article: Historic Mullins, SC
- South Carolina Tobacco Museum
- City history
- City website
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