McBee’s First
McBee Past
The same as Patrick and Pageland, McBee was named after
a railroad executive; in this case, V.E. "Bunch" McBee, born July
26, 1849, in Greenville Co., SC, the son of William Pinkney and
Harriett Butler McBee. Bunch McBee was one of South Carolina's
leading forces in the building of railroads, was responsible for
the Columbia, South Carolina to Hamlet, North Carolina line, which
runs through McBee, and was at one time superintendent of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
McBee was incorporated in 1902, when it became the
starting point of the Columbia, Monroe, and Charlotte Railroad. In
1945 the straight of U.S. Route 1 going thou McBee was named a Blue
Star Memorial Highway Number 6.
McBee Today
In McBee there are industries around the area that
supports the 867 inhabitants. In fact,within 5 miles of the town
about 2,500 people work. Two large firms operate there, A.O. Smith
and Talley Metals. And, of course, McBee is well known for the
peach industry McLeod Farms. The Old McBee Train Depot still stands
today, and has been converted into a Railroad Museum and the town
library, within holds the history of the railroad system with many
displays covering many aspects of a bygone era.
The Cache
This should be a fairly easy cache to locate, the hint
is part of this listing. From this vantage point, you can see the
reason for McBee’s longevity.