The ruins of an old mansion stand in the woods along a mountain bike path in northern South Carolina. The town of Rock Hill, South Carolina is south of Charlotte, North Carolina. A century ago it was a booming textile town and was the reason why this mansion was built. It was constructed in 1930s by Hamilton Carhartt. He founded Carhartt in 1889 in Dearborn, Michigan. The company grew rapidly and became the leading supplier in work wear.
Hamilton decided to build a home in Rock Hill because the company had a cotton mill in the town. Shortly after the opulent mansion was finished Hamilton and his wife were killed in an automobile accident in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. In the depths of the Great Depression the mansion was abandoned and left to decay. The stone and concrete work are all that remains of the once wonderful home.
The ruins sit on public property and can be accessed from the mountain bike trail or the Riverwalk along the Catawba River.
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