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In Search Of Granby: A Colonial Village Of South Carolina, Kathryn F. Keenan
In Search Of Granby: A Colonial Village Of South Carolina, Kathryn F. Keenan
Theses and Dissertations
Granby was a thriving village in the middle of South Carolina from 1760-1830. Most histories of the Midlands of South Carolina generally begin with the establishment of the state capital Columbia in 1786 with some mention of Native Americans and backcountry settlers before that, but do not mention Granby. The reason it has been overlooked are twofold. When Columbia was built across the Congaree River from Granby, merchants and residents moved to the new city. As Granby fell into decline, most of its buildings collapsed or were moved and Granby ceased to exist as a town. Also, most of the …