Efforts underway to revitalize former Spartanburg Co. mill community

February 9, 2023

Efforts are underway to revitalize a former Spartanburg County mill and historic iron bridge. 

"It was a very important part of this community," said John Montgomery, a developer working on the Startex Mill. "The whole community was built around this mill."

Montgomery said Startex was once a booming community, but in the late 1990s, the Startex Mill closed. 

"This little town was kind of forgotten, and so it's really important to me to see new life breathed into this community," said Montgomery. 

Now, Montgomery is restoring this old mill. 

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