Lando, South Carolina

Lando, South Carolina
Unincorporated community
Lando
Coordinates: 34°46′35″N 81°0′37″W / 34.77639°N 81.01028°WCoordinates: 34°46′35″N 81°0′37″W / 34.77639°N 81.01028°W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
County	Chester
Elevation	509 ft (155 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	89
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	29729
Area code(s)	803
GNIS feature ID	1246287[1]

Lando is a rural unincorporated community in Chester County, South Carolina, United States and a former textile village. Lando has a post office with the ZIP Code of 29724; the population of the ZCTA for 29724 was 89 at the 2000 census.^[2]

History

Settled in the 1760s, and called Walker's Mill, the future Lando was a prime location for watermills along Fishing Creek. For most of the 20th century, the main employer in the village was Manetta Mills, one of the largest blanket makers in the world.^[3] After the mill closed in 1991, Lando lost most of its population, going from about 2000 to about 20 who still live in town.^[4] The Lando School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[4]

Sources

• http://landomanettamillshistorycenter.com/
• http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/chester/S10817712018/index.htm
• http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0738552682

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "factfinder.census.gov". United States Census, 2000. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
3. Williams,, Paul Scott; Lando-Manetta Mills History Center (2007). Lando (Images of America series). Arcadia Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-7385-5268-2.
4. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. "Lando School, Chester County (Schoolhouse Rd., Lando)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

External links

• Lando Manetta Mills History Center