Laurens

Laurens is the county seat of Laurens County in the Old 96 District.

Understand
Laurens is named after the somewhat misguided early American luminary Henry Laurens who rather indulged in owning slaves for his personal wealth. Laurens was close to the Patriot-won Battle of Musgrove Mill during the Revolutionary War, and then proceeded to become a place of pro-secessionist sentiment in advent of the Civil War from all of the cotton plantation inhabitants later on. It has been the home of a number of other well-known people like Andrew Johnson, for instance, who briefly worked as a tailor there. Moreover, it has nearly a treasure trove of historic homes and churches.

Get in
Laurens is just off of I-385 south of Greenville.

Historic Buildings
Laurens has a number of historical buildings. This website provides a comprehensive list. Here are just a few examples:
 * Cotton Mill Ruins on Mill St.
 * Cotton Mill Ruins on Mill St.
 * Cotton Mill Ruins on Mill St.
 * Cotton Mill Ruins on Mill St.
 * Cotton Mill Ruins on Mill St.