The jasmine are blooming along the highway. Musgrove Mill is 7 miles from Clinton and 6 miles from I-26, exit 52. From Spartanburg, take highway 56 past the Deaf and Blind School through Pauline, past fields of black and white cows, black cows, brown cows, past Tyger River Corrections, a turkey farm and then go through Cross Anchor, cross the Enoree River and go around a curve and the entrance will be on your right. You will have just left Spartanburg County and now will be in Laurens County. This is a revolutionary war site. The old home of Edward Musgrove and of Mary Musgrove was probably used as a hospital for wounded British soldiers. The remaining steps are shaded by two giant 200 year old Osage Orange trees (I thought I spotted two more of these trees in the woods as well). This was an important location when Native Americans forded the Enoree River here. You may be able to find points on the banks of the river.
There is a welcome center and picnic shelter. Boofa and I took the trail which follows the river in a big loop around the center and finally comes out at the pond you pass on your way in. Once there were a series of mills and a bridge across the river. Now there are none. There is a place to put in your canoe and there is another trail on the other side, but you have to leave the site, go back towards Cross Anchor about a mile and take a sharp turn back to the left on Horse Shoe Falls Road to get there.
Once, a man who suffered from schizophrenia and had seizures as well was fishing at this little pond, had a seizure and fell into the water. Three young women who could not swim, risked their lives to rescue him. I went to Laurens County Hospital in the ambulance with him. He stayed there in intensive care for two days before he was released. He survives to this day as good as new.
The pond is stocked with fish and you can fish there without a license. No charge.
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