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Pendleton Oil Mill

My lovely mate and I toured the town of Pendleton SC looking for some picture taking opportunities. We came upon the partially abandoned Pendleton Oil Mill. The location still manufacturers and ships "non compost, natural organic fertilizers; wholesales chemicals & allied products; wholesales feed Compost, Fish meal, Manure or guano, Plant hormones, Fertilizers and plant nutrients and herbicides, Organic fertilizers and plant nutrients, Chemical fertilizers and plant nutrients, Herbicides, Nonhazardous waste disposal, and Liquid waste treatment". Joy!

An observation of the site revealed that some portion of the operation was now abandoned, with rusted conveyors, augers and motors visible from the outside. This is one location that I'd be afraid to enter due to the presence of unknown chemicals! The site was an interesting study in planned abandonment as production methods changed.

Disused conveyor	Pendleton Oil Mill	Old Thermometer
"Employees Only"	Looking over former factory buildings	wulfwalker looks around
Rail next to former factory building	Former factory building	Walking the track
Three old storage tanks	Old factory building	Side view of old factory building
This door is open in the old factory building	Building next to old factory building	View of railroad track running adjacent to chemical receiving and storage building
Pendleton Oil Mill sign	Chemical receiving and storage building	Loading and shipping docks
Side of chemical building	Receiving auger.  Extends into small pit underneath train track	Disused door with rusted hardware
End of chemical storage building	Rusted and abandoned equipment	View into storage area of warehouse