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What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
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Aug 13, 2023, 11:32 AM
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They cleared several acres of land on the left side and now this abandoned mansion is visible. Never seen this before.
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
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Aug 13, 2023, 11:36 AM
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Is that the Anderson exit?
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Is this the site for the new Buccees?***
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Aug 13, 2023, 11:44 AM
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Re: Is this the site for the new Buccees?***
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Aug 13, 2023, 12:06 PM
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No. Buccee's will be one exit north on 178.
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Re: Is this the site for the new Buccees?***
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Aug 13, 2023, 12:27 PM
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That’s exit 21. Is OP talking about the mansion across the street from Waffle House on exit 19? They are going to tear it down I think.
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
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Aug 13, 2023, 12:08 PM
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Thank you!
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
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Aug 13, 2023, 12:11 PM
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Found the history of the house here.
https://youtu.be/xM6YmWkonG8
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Yep - the family founded Abney Mills.
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Aug 13, 2023, 12:48 PM
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Sally Rose's son is Buck Fulp, former race car driver, who once drove in the 24 Hrs of LeMans.
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Re: Yep - the family founded Abney Mills.
Aug 13, 2023, 10:45 PM
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I worked in Buck's office for a couple of years when I was very young.
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It’s actually Exit 19***
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Aug 13, 2023, 12:29 PM
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
Aug 13, 2023, 12:53 PM
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Would love to go in and explore some. I love historic houses. Guess I will read up on when it was built and how long it’s been abandoned at some point. Be a nice house to rehab. Put up some privacy and with it sitting so far off the road not a bad spot. Only busy time is game days.
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
Aug 13, 2023, 3:50 PM
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Does anyone know why the house fell into disrepair? I’m guessing it had something to do with the demise of the textile mills.
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Wow, this is interesting... I worked at the Abney Mills plant
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Aug 13, 2023, 1:39 PM
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on Old Piedmont Hwy as a teen. It was called the Sally Plant, which I assume was named for her. It was 1973, me and my buddies were 16, just finished 10th grade, and looking for summer jobs. There was a big We're Hiring sign and they hired all 4 of us on the spot. $1.60 an hour for nasty back breaking work. But we were happy to have those jobs and stayed on several years. Especially because we could work during high school on the "mini shift" M-F 4 to 8pm and all day Sat... 28 hours a week.
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Re: Wow, this is interesting... I worked at the Abney Mills plant
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Aug 13, 2023, 1:51 PM
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Buck Fulp was a pretty nice guy back in my day. I saw him race sports car several times. I first met him in Spartanburg
When I was a ChapmanHigh School boy of sixteen. He was racing at the old airport in a sports car. I’m not sure what he was driving but it may have been a Bocar that was an experimental General Motors machine comparable to a Corvette.
I’m pretty sure he switched to A Ferrari later on.
While a student at Clemson in the early 60’s he let one of my buddies in Forestry schools borrow his “boat” one night to cruise around Lake Hartwell. I’ll never forget that experience!!! A once in a lifetime adventure.
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Re: Wow, this is interesting... I worked at the Abney Mills plant
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Aug 13, 2023, 2:07 PM
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Buck Fulp was quite a character. I remember him racing in the early to mid-60's when I was in high school and college. A friend of mine in Greenville, who raced Corvettes some and bought the first Shelby Mustang in Greenville was a good friend of Buck's. I also saw him race at the airport and he was driving something like a McClaren, or some exotic race car, not a Corvette. I know it made a lot more noise than the other cars on the track.
I was pretty sure that was Sally Abney, Buck's mother's house.
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Re: Wow, this is interesting... I worked at the Abney Mills plant
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Aug 13, 2023, 2:49 PM
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Buck Fulp and my uncle were very good friends. Many stories though I don't remember the details well enough to repeat them. Suffice to say they had a good time!!!
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Who is your uncle?
Aug 13, 2023, 4:08 PM
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Re: Who is your uncle?
Aug 13, 2023, 5:34 PM
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He has passed away now....Scott Speares, Jr.
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
Aug 13, 2023, 1:55 PM
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Word is that is where a Costco is going.
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That would be awesome!***
Aug 13, 2023, 3:54 PM
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
Aug 13, 2023, 2:43 PM
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That reminds me of Tara in " Gone With The Wind "
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That's Exit 19, Exit 21 is the Liberty Highway exit***
Aug 13, 2023, 2:55 PM
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
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Aug 13, 2023, 2:57 PM
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When we were little in early 60s and came up to games we thought it was Frank Howard’s house
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Re: What’s the story on the big white mansion on I-85/Hwy 21 exit?
Aug 13, 2023, 3:03 PM
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They should leave it until Halloween at least. That place has scary written all over it.
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