Over the next few years, it constructed a textile mill and village at Garrison Shoals on the Saluda River at the present location of Piedmont.

Piedmont Number One, which opened in 1876, was a four-story brick factory with an L-shaped floor plan.

In 1888, Piedmont Number Two, was built on the west bank of the Saluda River in Anderson County.

[3] In recognition of its role in the Southern textile industry, Piedmont Number One was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 2, 1978.

[3] Photographs of the mill, village, and community can be viewed in the Greenville County Library System digital collections.