We discovered Hagood Mill a couple years ago. It is an 1845 Grist Mill and Folklife Center operated by the Pickens County (SC) Museum. We learned there is a monthly festival the 3rd Saturday of each month, so we made sure to go this May while staying at nearby Solitude Pointe. We had a nice afternoon touring the exhibits and talking with the demonstrators.
There was a military historical exhibit by the SC State Guard (not the National Guard).
I enjoyed talking to and admiring the work of a man re-caning a chair.
This young man gave a great explanation of his Civil War reenactor uniform, guns, and a replica of a rare Confederate rapid fire cannon.
I was fascinated by the demonstration of a flint knapper as he showed how to make flint arrow heads, axe blades, etc.
This lady had the hottest job as she demonstrated cooking over the open fire in a cabin fireplace.
We love to see handmade quilts. This always reminds us of the quilts made by my Mother and Grandmother.
All the time we were wandering around, we enjoyed some great country and bluegrass music performed by two different groups.
Another gentleman was dressed as one of the Revolutionary War "Over the Mountain Men" who defeated the British at the battle of Kings Mountain, (This is another interesting place to visit in the SC Upstate.)
The next post will cover one more demonstrator we met just as we were leaving.
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