Manuscript Collection
King's Mountain Iron Company Minute Book - Accession 390
Files
Identifier
Accession 390
Inclusive Dates
1837-1867
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1 reel of microfilm
Language
English;
Historical Note
According to the National Register of Historic Places Inventory- Nomination Form for the Early Ironworks of Northwestern South Carolina submitted on March 31, 1987, the King’s Mountain Iron Company was formed in somewhere between 1815 and 1830 by Jacob Stroup. “The King’s Mountain Company was originally incorporated in 1832 as the South Carolina Iron Manufacturing Company…In 1836 it secured a new charter as the King’s Mountain Iron Manufacturing Company.” “At its height of production the King’s Mountain Iron Company was composed of the Cherokee Ironworks, which included the Cherokee Furnace, a forge, a blacksmith shop, grist mills, saw mills, and a number of buildings for laborers; the two outlying furnaces and a rolling mill. The King’s Mountain Iron Company existed under the organizational structure of the 1936 charter until just after the Civil War.”
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of microfilm copies of minutes of the King’s Mountain Iron Company located in Cherokee County, SC, which includes the Cherokee Iron Works. The collection consists of minutes of the annual meeting of the company’s Board of Directors as well as financial reports.
Provenance
The King's Mountain Iron Company Minute Book was purchased by the Winthrop Archives from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History on April 3, 1981.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "King's Mountain Iron Company Minute Book - Accession 390". Finding Aid 1370.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1370
LC Subject Headings
Kings Mountain Iron Company--Records and correspondence; Cherokee Iron Works; Iron-works--South Carolina--York County--History--19th century--Sources; Iron-works--South Carolina--Cherokee County--History--19th century--Sources; Iron industry and trade--South Carolina--York County--History--19th century--Sources; Iron industry and trade--South Carolina--Cherokee County--History--19th century--Sources; York County (S.C.)--History--Sources; Cherokee County (S.C.)--History--Sources
Additional Notes
Digital surrogates of the microfilm are available for use in the Winthrop Archives Research Area.