General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill

The General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill (also known as simply GARCO) is a historic industrial facility located in Park Circle in North Charleston, South Carolina. GARCO was a major regional employer, supplying products to the American space program, including the soles of the spacesuit boots used in the first moon landing. The main mill building was built in 1915, and also provided materials to the military efforts in both world wars.[2]

General Asbestos and Rubber Company (GARCO) Main Mill
Location0 O'Hear Ave., North Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates32°53′1″N 79°58′30″W
Built1915
NRHP reference No.100000687[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 2017

When the plant was built, the company also built 20 bungalows of various designs to house some of the white workers; black workers were housed elsewhere at the edge of North Charleston.[3] The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1] The structure is currently being renovated. When completed, the restored GARCO will house stores, housing, and restaurants.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Historic Preservation News and Notes, April 2017" (PDF). South Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  3. "Charleston Is on the Advance". Evening Post. July 30, 1915.
  4. Palkowski, Justine (2018-05-31). "The development of Garco Mill". CHStoday. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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