Lando is a rural

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, United States and a former textile village. Lando has a

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with the ZIP Code of 29724; the population of the ZCTA for 29724 was 89 at the 2000 census.

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

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makers in the world. After the mill closed in 1991, Lando lost most of its population, going from about 2000 to about 20 who still live in town. The Lando School was listed on the

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in 2009.

Sources

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

References

External links

Lando Manetta Mills History CenterLando History Center - Lando Cotton Mill Site
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