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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Gaffney city (1990 pop. 13,145), seat of Cherokee co., NW S.C., near the N.C. line, in a cotton, grain, and peach region; settled in the early 1800s, inc. 1873. Textiles and clothing are its major products; the city also has a large peach-packing plant and a variety of light manufactures. Gaffney is the seat of Limestone College. Cowpens National Battlefield and Kings Mountain National Military Park are nearby (see National Parks and Monuments , table). Author not available, GAFFNEY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Gaffney
Gaffney, South Carolina/USA Named after Michael Gaffney, an Irish settler in the early 19th century. Read more

W. J. Cash
...career opportunities elsewhere. Moving to Gaffney, South Carolina at the age of seventeen...promised a bright economic future for Gaffney, located just south of the border with North Carolina. Cash became a clerk at the Gaffney Manufacturing Company Mill's store, and... Read more

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