Minturn, South Carolina
Minturn, South Carolina (also called Mineral Springs) is an unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.[1]
Minturn, South Carolina | |
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Minturn Location within the state of South Carolina | |
Coordinates: 34°31′02″N 79°28′20″W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Carolina |
County | Dillon |
Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1246695[1] |
The CSX railway Andrews Subdivision passes through Minturn.[2]
The Minturn Cotton Company operates a gin in the settlement, where it processes cotton harvested from nearby fields.[3][4] The Minturn Church is also located in the settlement.[5]
Notable person
- Preston Lang Bethea - member of the South Carolina House of Representatives during 1911 and 1912.[6][7]
- Kenneth Manning - author and professor at M.I.T. 1974–present
References
- "Minturn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Federal Register" (PDF). U.S. Government Publishing Office. October 29, 2001.
- Hill, Randall (November 29, 2012). "Picking Cotton in South Carolina". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012.
- "South Carolina Cotton Gins". South Carolina Cotton Board. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- "Minturn Church". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "South Carolina During the 1900s - The General Assembly". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- Staack, John George (1938). Spirit Leveling in Vermont, 1896-1935. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 275.
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