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By Stan Welch
The Anderson County Transportation Committee approved $50,000 in funds to be used in repaving the section of Spring Street that runs through the Mineral Spring Park in Williamston.
The Town of Williamston, the Greater Williamston Business Association, the Springwater Committee and local businesses continue to invest in new holiday decorations for the town and park for the 2011 holiday season.
Mineral Spring Park
Williamston’s mineral spring located in Mineral Spring Park is the focus of the Spring Water Festival. In the fall of 1842, West Allen Williams, a prominent landowner, discovered a mineral spring on his property. As news of the spring’s medicinal value spread, a town grew, and Williamston became a major resort. The spring still bubbles on the land West Allen Williams deeded to the town. The people of Williamston are reminded of the town’s legacy through two events each year – the Spring Water Festival in August and the Christmas Park in December.
Source – “A Town Springs Forth” by Gene Welborn
In the late 1700’s, Samuel Williams moved from the upper part of Union County, South Carolina to Greenville County just across the Saluda River from the Big Creek Baptist Church. He married his cousin, Mary Williams.
Samuel became a sizeable landowner in Greenville and Pendleton Districts. They had five children, Richard, Austin, Jane, Samuel Jr., and West Allen.
