Author: Pat Grant

General Robert Lee sent an urgent message to Jefferson Davis on 2 April 1865 to take the Confederate Gold and leave Richmond; Union Troops were moving toward them. The Confederates burned 35 blocks of Richmond and departed for Danville, Virginia. Navy Captain William Parker was in charge of the gold transportation. The Confederate Gold included: all the gold, silver, treasures, 39 kegs of Mexican silver dollars from the sale of cotton to Mexico, important papers of the Confederacy, jewelry donated by the women throughout the war and the money from the banks in Richmond. Two trains were loaded, the first…

In the 1920s, residents in some states were having a high percentage of thyroid problems called Goiters. Doctors and scientist recognized that the thyroid gland is dependent upon Iodine and an Iodine Deficiency was causing the Goiters. The soil in South Carolina is rich in Iodine. Fruits and vegetables grown in South Carolina have a higher percentage of iodine than in other regions. The South Carolina Natural Resources Commission began a national campaign to promote South Carolina’s healthy products such as vegetables, fruit and milk. Welcoming signs were put up, Welcome to South Carolina, the Iodine State. Billboards were erected,…

York, Chester and Lancaster Counties are ancient names dating to the first century when the Romans conquered and occupied England. The tri-county names denote Roman camps, forts by a river or towns. English settlers coming into Philadelphia in the late 1600s and early 1700s settled from east to west in Pennsylvania and naming the counties: Chester, Lancaster and York for their adjacent counties in England. Early settlers always looking for good farm land, came south on the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia in the mid-1700s and settled along the Catawba River. They named their new settlements York, Chester and Lancaster…

Pat Grant – Carhartt Mill from Terry Roueche on Vimeo. Pat Grant brings historic Rock Hill businessman, Hamilton Carhartt to life in her new book. Hamilton Carhartt was the founder of Carhartt Clothing and the creator of bib overalls. Pat describes her research into his fascinating life and reveals that his values and business standards hold up to this day. The prosperity of my employees creates better business.Hamilton Carhartt