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One of 29 National Register listings published here for Pickens County · listed in 2023 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Arial Mill
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.
The listing
- Address. 212 Rice Rd., Easley, 29640
- When was it listed? May 2023
- Category. district
- Census division. Easley
- National Register reference number. 100008970 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
276 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 276 fires within 5 miles of Arial Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 541 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 102 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2017 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Arial Mill: 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easley | Titanium, Iron | Unknown | ||
| Farrs Bridge Road Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Liberty Beverly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Beverly Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Liberty Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | 1908 |
Storms near this property
60 of 91 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Easley, the town this property stands in, in 91 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 45 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 6 flash flood, 4 tornado. The reports record 5 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1998 | Tornado (F2) | Easley | 4 hurt, $3,000,000 | A tornado developed from a fast moving severe thunderstorm that raced north out of eastern Georgia. The F2 tornado destroyed several houses and mobile homes and severely damaged many other homes and businesses. Damage was sustained to the south of the track of the tornado due to strong inflow into the storm. Damage from severe thunderstorm winds in the rear flank downdraft occurred north into Easley. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Easley | 1 hurt, $250,000 | This tornado traveled just south of highway 123, causing some structural damage and blowing down numerous trees and power lines before lifting near the Greenville County line. Several homes and a church received light to moderate roof damage, and several vacant mobile homes were damaged or destroyed at a sales lot. |
| November 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Easley | $1,500,000 | A tornado damage path was surveyed starting in the Old Market Square area near downtown Easley. Numerous buildings in the downtown area received minor to significant roof damage. Some trees fell on homes as well. The tornado appeared to lift briefly as it traveled north northeast from the downtown area. However, the damage path appeared again in the Lenhardt Rd area just north of downtown. An anchored mobile home was rolled 60 to 80 feet and completely destroyed at this location. Numerous trees were also uprooted or snapped in this area. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Easley | $100,000 | Large hail caused considerable damage on the west side of Easley. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $15,000 | no account filed |
| March 2010 | Lightning | Easley | $10,000 | Lightning ignited a fire at an apartment building on Riverstone Ct, causing damage to the roof. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $10,000 | Numerous trees down on roads and power lines. At least 1 tree fell on a house, and at least one other fell on a car. Newspaper reported a total of 22 broken power poles across the county. |
| August 2003 | Heavy Rain | Easley | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $5,000 | Media reported a tree blown down on a parked vehicle. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Easley | $5,000 | Lightning ignited a fire that destroyed a shed. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $3,000 | no account filed |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $1,000 | Public reported (via Social Media) a large tree limb down on a vehicle. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $1,000 | FD reported the roof was blown off a storage building on Walnut Hill Dr. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $1,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $1,000 | Some trees were blown into power lines between Easley and Liberty. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $1,000 | Trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | $1,000 | Some trees and powerlines were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Easley | - | Emergency manager relayed public report of quarter size hail in the Easley area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Fire dept and spotter reported a few trees and power lines blown down in the Easley area. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Public reported multiple trees blown down along Townsend Dr. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Easley | - | Public reported nickel size hail in the Easley area. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Public reported multiple large tree limbs blown down on Townsend Dr. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Public reported multiple trees uprooted along Townsend Drive. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Public reported (via Social Media) trees blown down across the train tracks in Easley and power lines blown down off Saluda Dam Rd on the north side of town. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Easley | - | Media reported 3/4 inch hail in the Easley area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Sheriffs office reported multiple trees blown down in the Easley and Dacusville areas. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Easley | - | National Severe Storms Lab relayed public report of half dollar size hail 3 WNW. Spotters and the public reported up to half dollar size hail across the city of Easley. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | County comms reported multiple trees blown down off Old Stagecoach Rd. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Easley | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Easley. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | A tree was blown down on 5th St in Easley. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Easley | - | Nickel to quarter size hail fell on highway 123 between 3 and 4 miles east of Easley. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Several large tree limbs and at least one power line were blown down in the Easley area. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Easley | - | Nickel size hail fell along highway 8 near highway 135. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Numerous trees were blown down across the eastern part of the county. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | A few trees were blown down in the Easley area, with some on power lines. |
| February 2010 | Flood | Easley | - | A stream overflowed its banks in the city, flooding the intersection of Hill Crest Dr and Whitmire Rd. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Three trees were blown down in the Easley area. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Several trees were blown down and an aluminum canopy was blown over. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Several trees blown down across the city. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Spotter reported 3 to 4 trees down on Brushy Creek Rd. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Four trees blown down in the Easley area. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Easley | - | Reported near the intersection of Pickens, Anderson and Greenville counties. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Easley | - | Severe urban flooding in the area around Palmetto Baptist Hospital. At least one road was closed. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | A couple of trees were blown down at Orchard Dr and highway 8. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Easley | - | Some roads were closed in the city due to flooding. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | Easley | - | Pope Field Rd was flooded and highway 8 was covered by 8 inches of water just south of the city. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Easley | - | Hail fell in the Powdersville area. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | A couple of trees, and one power line, brought down by thunderstorm winds. Trained spotter reported dime-sized hail just outside the Easley city limits. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | Trees and power lines down near Easley. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Easley | - | A severe thunderstorm moving across Pickens County downed trees and power lines in the northern and eastern parts of the county. A barn near Pickens that was set on fire by lightning, burned and destroyed 3,000 bales of hay. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Easley | - | no account filed |
Newspapers printed here
406 digitised pages1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 52 issues, 406 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Easley Messenger | 1883 to 1891 |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Easley Mill | 2.4 miles | 2013 |
 | Easley High School Auditorium | 2.5 miles | 1999 |
| Williams-Ligon House | 2.9 miles | 2012 | |
 | Old Pickens Jail | 4.5 miles | 1979 |
 | Liberty Colored High School | 4.6 miles | 2003 |
 | Hagood-Mauldin House | 4.6 miles | 1997 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100008970 in Record Group 79. |
| Pickens County | All 29 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.