General Asbestos and Rubber Company Main Mill, North Charleston

#12 among attractions in North Charleston

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The General Asbestos and Rubber Company Main Mill is a historic industrial facility located in Park Circle in North Charleston, South Carolina. GARCO was a major regional employer, supplying products to the American space program, including the soles of the spacesuit boots used in the first moon landing. The main mill building was built in 1915, and also provided materials to the military efforts in both world wars. ()

Built: 1915 (109 years ago)Coordinates: 32°53'1"N, 79°58'30"W

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Park CircleNorth Charleston United States

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General Asbestos and Rubber Company Main Mill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North Charleston Coliseum, Ashley Landing, Family Circle Tennis Center, MUSC Health Stadium.

3 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston
77 min walk • The North Charleston Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is part of the North Charleston Convention Center Complex, which also includes a performing arts center and convention center.
5 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ashley Landing, Charleston
127 min walk • Ashley Landing is a shopping mall in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. It was the first indoor shopping mall in the West Ashley area of Charleston when the complex was fully completed in 1972.
4.5 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston
115 min walk • Credit One Stadium is a tennis stadium located within the Family Circle Tennis Center tennis complex on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 2001, the Family Circle Tennis Center has 17 courts, including the 10,200-seat main stadium, named the Credit One Stadium after Credit One Bank became the new title sponsor in 2021.
3.3 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
MUSC Health Stadium, Charleston
86 min walk • MUSC Health Stadium was a soccer-specific stadium located in the Daniel Island area of Charleston, South Carolina that served as the home of the Charleston Battery of the USL Championship.
0.9 miNE
Bridge
Don N. Holt Bridge, North Charleston
23 min walk • The Don N. Holt Bridge is a parallel chord, three-span continuous, modified Warren-type truss bridge that carries Interstate 526 over the Cooper River between Charleston and North Charleston.
4.9 miSE
Cemetery
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston
125 min walk • Magnolia Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina. The first board for the cemetery was assembled in 1849 with Edward C. Jones as the architect. It was dedicated in 1850; Charles Fraser delivered the dedication address. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District in 1978.
2.1 miSE
Weekend tours of 19th-century submarine
H. L. Hunley, North Charleston
53 min walk • H. L. Hunley, often referred to as Hunley, CSS H. L. Hunley, or as CSS Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. Hunley demonstrated the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare.
1.8 miNW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Edmondston–Alston House, Charleston
47 min walk • The Edmondston–Alston House is a historic house located at 21 East Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. The house is also known as the Charles Edmonston House, the Alston House, and the Middleton-Smith House.
5.3 miS
Park, Playground
Corrine Jones Playground, Charleston
136 min walk • Corrine Jones Playground was formerly known as Hester Park because of its location along Hester Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The property was used for temporary housing during World War II.
4.8 miE
Bridge
James B. Edwards Bridge, Charleston
124 min walk • The James B. Edwards Bridge, also referred to as the Wando River Bridge, is a pair of pre-cast post-tensioned concrete box girder bridges that span the Wando River between Mount Pleasant and Daniel Island on Interstate 526 in South Carolina.
2.1 miSE
History museum, Specialty museum, Cinema
Warren Lasch Conservation Center, North Charleston
54 min walk • The Warren Lasch Conservation Center is a building located at 1250 Supply Street at the former Charleston Navy Yard, in North Charleston, South Carolina.