Timeline of Olympia, Granby mill villages

First burial in what is now Olympia Cemetery

Quarry established in what is now Olympia

William Burroughs Smith Whaley builds Richland Mill on Assembly Street

Whaley builds Granby Mill on Heyward Street

Whaley builds Olympia Mill on Heyward Street

Olympia High School founded on Olympia Avenue in “saltbox” house

W.B. Smith Whaley goes bankrupt

The Whaley community center – now 701 Whaley – completed on Whaley Street.

Jaco’s Corner opens across Rosewood Avenue from State Fairgrounds

New Olympia School constructed

Village homes, once free to workers, began to be sold

Olympia High School integrated as middle school. High school students bused to the former Booker T. Washington High School

About 75 percent of village residents are mill retirees

Granby and Olympia mills close

Roof of 701 Whaley collapses

Olympia School burns during renovations. Only the 1938 gym saved

USC begins rapid growth, student population at 25,140

Capital City Bombers professional baseball team leaves Capital City Stadium

Granby Mill reopens as apartments

Quarry trucks rerouted to River Road, Rosewood Avenue

Developers Richard Burts and Robert Lewis buy 701 Whaley

Olympia Mill reopens as apartments

Olympia Community Festival begins

701 Whaley opens as an art gallery, apartments, offices and event space

USC’s Carolina Stadium, now Founders Park, opens

First Quarry Crusher run held

The Mills apartment building opens in front of Olympia and Granby mills

SOURCES: Olympia Mill and Village Historical and Architectural Inventory; The State newspaper archives; University of South Carolina

This story was originally published May 21, 2016 at 10:41 PM with the headline "Timeline of Olympia, Granby mill villages."