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The Chiquola Mill Massacre, also known locally as Bloody Thursday, was the violent dispersal of a picket line of striking workers outside the Chiquola textile mill in Honea Path, South Carolina.
At four floors and 83,200 square feet, Chiquola Mill loomed large over Honea Path for a century. Incorporated in 1902, it opened in 1903 and operated until 2003. Pronounced shuh-cola, the textile mill likely took its name from a French derivative of the Indian word Chicora. It initially produced coarse sheeting before switching to print cloth.
2 wrz 2024 · HONEA PATH – Ninety years after one of South Carolina’s deadliest labor strikes, the remains of the mill where flaring tempers escalated into gunfire that left seven dead are set to come down.
Chiquola Mill. Chiquola Ave. Honea Path, SC. In the early 1900's several of the local businessmen determined that it would make more sense to mill cotton being grown in the area before attempting to ship it to market. Chiquola Mill was organized in April 1902 and operation began in 1903.
2 wrz 2024 · HONEA PATH, S.C. – Ninety years after one of South Carolina’s deadliest labor strikes, the remains of the mill where flaring tempers escalated into gunfire that left seven dead are set to come down.
28 maj 2024 · The Town of Honea Path received a $2,650,770 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for remediation and cleanup efforts at the Historic Chiquola Mill site.
23 maj 2024 · The town of Honea Path announced Wednesday it has been awarded a $2,650,770 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for environmental remediation and cleanup at the Historic...
