The Silverstreet Study Site lies just west of the town of Newberry
and contains many features representative of a typical farming region in
the Piedmont of South Carolina. Patterns of contoured agricultural
fields mix with a patchwork of other landforms to provide a striking visual
image of the diversity of land use in this region of the state. Timber
management practices in forests along the Bush River, control of erosion
from farm fields, and the placement of chicken houses by the poultry industry
illustrate some of the potential environmental problems faced by Piedmont
farmers. Although there is no actual public access site in the immediate
area, several farmers are willing for student groups to tour their farms
to study soil conservation methods and modern crop rotation practices as
well as visit modern, highly mechanized chicken houses. Such tours
and visits must be arranged through the County Extension Agent's Office
in Newberry County.
Background Information Description of Landforms Characteristic Landforms
of the Piedmont
Geographic Features of Special
Interest
Piedmont Rock Types
Geologic Belts of the Piedmont
Influence of Topography
on Historical Events and Cultural Trends The Catawba Nation
Catawba Tales
Catawba Pottery
Immigration into the Piedmont
Settling the Piedmont:
Act of 1743
Farming in Colonial Times
South Carolina Regulators
Battlegrounds in the Piedmont
The Naming of Rock Hill
Cotton Mill Towns Become
Part of Industrial Region
The Anderson Car
The Interstate 85 Corridor
Natural Resources, Land
Use, and Environmental Concerns Climate and Water Resources
Piedmont Reservoirs
Soils and Red Clay
Agriculture and Erosion
Reforestation and Soil Conservation
Establishment of National
Forests
Unique Natural Habitats
in the Piedmont
Underground Storage in Granite
Gold Mining
Study Site 3B--Silverstreet (Agriculture) Brief Site Description Introduction
Suspended Sediment as a
Type of Non-Point Source Pollution Activity 3B-1: Piedmont
Landscapes Activity 3B-2: Agricultural
Land Use
