Easley South Carolina

Easley is a city located in Pickens county in Upstate South Carolina. The population was 20,026 in 2007 which was up almost 8% since 2000. The city covers about 10.5 square miles. True baseball fans will know that Easley has been hosting the Big League World Series for several years giving local residents the chance to see future superstars today!

Easley is 14 miles from Greenville making it a fine choice for anyone wanting to be welcomed with southern hospitality by the friendliest people you will find anywhere.

Easley was named after Confederate General W. K Easley. In the late 1800s, Easley persuaded the Charlotte-to-Atlanta Airline Railroad to lay a track through the town. The town of Easley was surveyed and lots sold on August 3, 1873, shortly after the railroad was finished. A charter was granted immediately afterward, the town site being on half mile square. R. E. Holcombe was elected Intendant (Mayor). The arrival of the railroad helped fuel development of the textile industry in Pickens County.

As the textile industry began to take shape in the area, Clemson Agricultural College was opened. Clemson opened its doors to 446 male cadets in 1893.

In the early 1960s the first of a trio of large reservoirs were developed, with the U.S. Corps of Engineers completing Hartwell Dam first. Then in the 1970s Duke Power purchased land in northern Pickens and Oconee counties to build Oconee Nuclear power Station. It began making power in 1973.

 
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