Editing Little Mountain, South Carolina (section)

===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" />