What is "chiquola"

Chiquola may refer to the Native Americans living along the South Carolina Coast during the 17th century. The Chiquola people gathered in large numbers along the shore in what is today Pawley's Island to watch the Spaniards come ashore.

1 Hotel Chiquola was built in 1888 in Anderson, South Carolina. The Hotel Chiquola was one of the finest hotels of its day when built. By the 1930 the Hotel Chiquola had been renamed the Plaza Hotel and suffered many setbacks largely due to the lack of parking and private restrooms. By the 1960s the Plaza was scarcely used and began to decline even further. By the 1980s The building was home to a few ground level businesses and a few retirement tenants. The Chiquola faced demolition several times in the 1990s but was revived in 2006 by a group of investors that restored the architectural elements long since removed and restored the Chiquola to a luxury Condominiums,and a private club with restaurant and bar. 2

Chiquola may also refer to a Cotton Mill located in Honea Path, South Carolina that was the site of a textile workers' strike in 1934. During the strike, the SC National Guard was deployed, and seven Chiquola Mill workers were shot dead.