Ekom Beach

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Reedy River Mill Complex

Street Address:

S side of Ekom Beach Rd., approx. 3/4 mile NE of its intersection with Poplar Springs Rd., Ekom, SC (Laurens County)

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Site Number:

0271

Control Number:

U/59/0271

Date Surveyed:

October 30 2001

Construction Date:

circa 1950

Historic Use:

Recreation & Culture

Current Use:

Vacant/Not In Use

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

1

Construction Method:

frame

Exterior Walls Materials:

Weatherboard

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

aluminum

National Register Determination:

eligible;

Signficant Architectural Features:

The complex consists of four buildings: a mill building, concession stand, roller skating rink, and one unknown building. They are all rectangular in shape and of frame construction with metal roofing. The concession stand is notched log construction._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The complex sits along the river just south of an old stone dam.

Historical Information:

A grist mill has been located near this spot since the early nineteenth century. In 1950 Mitchell Pressley opened a concession stand and roller skating rink for people who came to swim in the river at this location. He called the place Ekom Beach.

Source of Historical Information:

Mitchell Pressley, 30 October 2001; Kluttz, Jim. "Sands of Time…Ekom Beach Special Memory for Many." "Ekom Beach" Laurens County History Files, Laurens County Library.

Quadrangle Name:

Ware Shoals East

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