"D" is for Daniel, William Henry [1841-1915]. Farmer, businessman, tobacco pioneer. A native of North Carolina, “Buck” Daniel, moved to South Carolina after the Civil War. He settled in Marion County where he established himself in the naval stores business. In 1874 he moved to Mullins, a new railroad stop and opened a general mercantile establishment. As prices for cotton and naval stores declined in the 1880s, farmers were looking for a new cash crop. In 1894 Daniel raised eight acres of Bright Leaf tobacco and shipped it to market. Pleased with his profits, he encouraged others to grow the crop and brought in experienced farmers from North Carolina to instruct locals. In 1895 William Henry Daniel took the lead in opening a tobacco warehouse in Mullins that led to the town's becoming the state's largest tobacco market.
"D" is for Daniel, William Henry [1841-1915]
