Editing Little Mountain, South Carolina (section)

==History==

[[Little Mountain (South Carolina)|The mountain]] is a monadnock, which is an isolated mountain or rock that has resisted the process of erosion and stands alone in an otherwise flat area.

The [[Little Mountain Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2003. <ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

===Early history===
The mountain was referred to as Ruff's Mountain until sometime in the 1800s. It was part of [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington County]] until 1917 when the current border was established. Property in this area was not recorded in the Newberry County tax records until some time in the 1920s. The Eastern side of the mountain was once owned by Sam Birge, and later Arthur Kohn. It would change hands between the two several times before coming into the possession of the Derrick family in the 1930s. The other side, including what became the town of Little Mountain, was owned by Abraham N. Boland.

===The Town===
Frederick H. Dominick was appointed as postmaster in May 1852. Abraham Noah Boland was appointed as postmaster of the Little Mountain Post Office in 1888. The town was founded around a railroad station in 1890:<ref name="Brown">{{cite news |last = Brown|first = Robbie|title = One-Stoplight Town Seeks Just One Mayor|work = [[The New York Times]]|location = [[Manhattan]], [[New York (state)|New York]]|date = December 27, 2012|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/us/one-stoplight-town-is-looking-for-someone-anyone-to-be-mayor.html?_r=0|access-date = December 28, 2012}}</ref> Boland's farm became the site of the depot when the C. N. & L Railroad (Columbia, Newberry, & Laurens Railroad Company) began operation. The town was incorporated and Boland became the first mayor of the town. Today, Boland is considered the "Father of Little Mountain."

[[File:Partial Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 - Little Mountain, SC.jpg|thumb|alt=Partial Solar Eclipse, Little Mountain, 2024|Partial Solar Eclipse seen from Little Mountain, SC on April 8, 2024]]
Early residents were farmers of corn, cotton and grain. The town has become a [[Commuter town|bedroom community]] for [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]], the state capital, 30 miles to the southeast. <ref name= "Brown" />

===Education===
In 1892, a school was opened in a tenant house and taught by the pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rev. S. L. Nease. Later a one-room school building was built on an acre of land donated by Noah Boland. Increased enrollment brought a two-room building and finally, in 1908 the plans were made to build the present Little Mountain Elementary School. Several additions and modifications have been made to the building since its original construction.