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=== 20th century === In the early to mid-20th century, the growth of the textile industry significantly impacted Greenwood and Ninety Six. As mills expanded, mill companies created mill villages to provide housing and amenities for workers and their families.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=SC Picture |date=2015-05-18 |title=Ninety-Six Mill Village |url=https://www.scpictureproject.org/greenwood-county/ninety-six-mill-village.html/amp |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=SC Picture Project |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> [[File:Greenwood Mills Ninety Six Plant 1956.jpg|thumb|Mill workers in 1956]] The Ninety Six Mill Village included churches, company stores, recreational facilities, and modest brick homes maintained by the mill. Residents often had wages to cover rent and goods purchased at the store, which then created a system where daily life revolved around the mill.<ref name=":7" /> The villages hosted social events, church activities, and local sports teams (such as mill-league [[baseball]]) Although the mills have since closed, many of the original homes remain, and the village is now known as the Historic Ninety Six Mill Village.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Look at the History Β· Mill Villages of Greenwood and Ninety-Six, South Carolina Β· Local History Matters |url=https://localhistorymatters.org/exhibits/show/mill-villages-in-the-upstate/a-look-at-the-history |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=localhistorymatters.org}}</ref> On May 27, 1905, the village incorporated as the Town of Ninety Six.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=SC Picture |date=2015-05-18 |title=Ninety-Six Mill Village |url=https://www.scpictureproject.org/greenwood-county/ninety-six-mill-village.html |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=SC Picture Project |language=en-US}}</ref> Segregated education for colored children was provided at the Ninety Six Colored School, which served both elementary and high school students until its closure in 1956 when students were transferred to the newly-built Edgewood Middle School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ninety Six Colored School - The Green Book of South Carolina |url=https://greenbookofsc.com/locations/ninety-six-colored-school/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=greenbookofsc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Project |first=SC Picture |date=2015-04-27 |title=Ninety Six Colored School |url=https://www.scpictureproject.org/greenwood-county/ninety-six-colored-school.html/amp |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=SC Picture Project |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]] was constructed through the town and had a stop at Ninety Six, the [[Ninety Six station]]. As well as the railway stop, the [[Kinard House]], [[Moore-Kinard House]], and [[Ninety Six National Historic Site]], are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris2">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps2">{{cite web |date=November 14, 2011 |title=National Register of Historic Places Listings |url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20111014.htm |work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 10/03/11 through 10/07/11 |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=May 31, 2014 |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152927/http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20111014.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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