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Monday 6am - 7:30pm Tuesday 6am - 7:30pm Wednesday 6am - 7:30pm Thursday 6am - 7:30pm Friday 6am - 7:30pm Saturday 6am - 7:30pm Sunday 8am - 7:30pm

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Holly Springs Country Store

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Holly Springs Country Store

Family owned and operated country store serving the South Carolina Mountains Some have been long time residents while others moved here more recently.

APPALACHIAN HONOR

This quilt of valor celebrates a long line of veterans that have both directly and indirectly impacted the lives of the people in this little Appalachian community called Holly Springs. According to statistics, Pickens County, South Carolina has more Medal of Honor recipients per capita than any other county in the United States of America, thus the name “Appalachian Honor”. Th

e fabric quilt, quilted by Paula Rivers with the assistance and expertise of Lucy Harward, is done in the log cabin pattern. Paula wanted to make a quilt that would honor the veterans of this area and their families. She found a picture of a quilt she liked but could not find a pattern for it. Lucy said “no problem”, and with her years of quilting experience quickly turned out a pattern and they went to work. War has touched the lives of almost everyone through the years, and the small community of Holly Springs is no exception. Ralph Chastain, who owned and operated the Holly Springs Store from the 1940’s to the late 1970’s, was a veteran of World War II. When he returned home from the war he found the little clapboard store, then located beside Highway 178 across from Holly Springs Baptist Church, closed. He quickly set about reopening it to serve the local population. Not that many years later, another call to service was sent and several of Holly Springs’ finest boys were drafted into the Vietnam War. Some never returned, including young Woody Chastain and Buddy Gilstrap. Hub Smith, a local native, remembers the day a military officer came into Holly Springs store to ask directions to the Chastain home. He had come to deliver the devastating news no parent ever wants to hear. There are others who are still frequent customers at the store that served their country honorably during various conflicts. One, Frank Sobin, is a veteran of three foreign wars. Major Bill Rivers bought Holly Springs Country Store in the early 1980’s. He was just retired from 22 years in the United States Air Force as a navigator on B-52’s. During his career, he flew more than 175 missions over Vietnam. This barn quilt is also dedicated to the unsung heroes of war, include those family members left here while their loved ones were away in service; mothers and fathers who spent sleepless nights worrying and praying for their sons and daughters, sometimes only to have their worst fear realized. Paula’s father, Verdell Aiken, was drafted into WWII along with his three brothers. She says, “I can’t imagine the anxiety my grandmother endured having all her sons in a war zone at the same time.”

Then there are the wives of servicemen who for months or years at a time essentially raised their children alone. And of course, we cannot forget the children who spent the most critical years of their lives anxiously wondering if daddy would ever come home. Cameron Rivers, son of Bill Rivers, and Paula’s husband, who is the current owner of Holly Springs Country Store, was one of those children. “When dad was away on missions, I remember being at elementary school on base and seeing the CNO (Casualty Notification Officer) coming down the hall”, he says. “I would keep my head down and try to be invisible, terrified it might be me who was getting the bad news this time.”

The “Appalachian Honor” barn quilt hangs at Holly Springs Country Store located at the intersection of Highways 11 & 178 in upper Pickens County. It will serve as a reminder to all those who view it that, “All gave some, but some gave all”.

10/29/2024

The new and improved Little Library is back at Holly Springs Country Store!

09/30/2024

Update for our community:

The community we serve has been hit very hard by Helene. Many are still without power and will be for a while.

We do have power and gas. We can accept cards as well.

We don’t have ice or milk.

Bare with us as we navigate this unprecedented disaster.

We would like to say a huge thank you to the first responders, linemen, and all the people who have volunteered to help get our community through this difficult time.

08/31/2024

Mables is slinging fish! Come see her

08/29/2024

Our neighbors over the mountain need our support during this time of tragedy.

Please consider helping these families lay their boys to rest.

08/22/2024

Mable will be at Holly Springs Country Store on Labor Day!😋

08/20/2024

Fall beer is here just in time for the cooler temps this weekend!

New Belgium Atomic Pumpkin and Yuengling Oktoberfest are some local favorites.

As always stop by and say hello!

08/15/2024

Fresh shipment of Hellbender Nets!

These landing nets are the highest of quality and craftsmanship you will find.

Made in Pickens County with locally sourced bamboo.

They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.

Stop by, check them out, and say hello!

08/01/2024

New SC DNR rules and regulations are in. Come by, get one, and say hello. They are free!

07/05/2024

06/23/2024

Many of you know Willie, he’s one of the main reasons we do what we do here at Holly Springs.

06/14/2024

It’s yummy!!

06/12/2024

You know how good it is! Come and get it on Saturday!

Address

6491 Highway 11
Pickens, SC
29671

Opening Hours

Monday	6am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	6am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	6am - 7:30pm
Thursday	6am - 7:30pm
Friday	6am - 7:30pm
Saturday	6am - 7:30pm
Sunday	8am - 7:30pm

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