| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — "Old Reformer" Cannon ca. 1764 |
| |
The history of the brass cannon reflects the history of the Upstate of South Carolina during some of its most critical eras of conflict and change. The "Old Reformer" is also one of the oldest artifacts in the Upstate, since it arrived here before the town of Anderson Court House or the County existed. The artillery arrived in the Upstate in 1814, when the cannon was transported from Charleston to the Upstate to protect the settlers during the War of 1812. The cannon was thought to have been . . . — Map (db m42194) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — A Living Tribute |
| | This area planted in appreciation of
Mr. & Mrs. Wilton E. Hall
who since April 7, 1955 have contributed the facilities of radio stations WAIM & WCAC-FM to carry the ministry of this class to many thousands of people each Sunday morning.
Mr. Hall was ordained a deacon in 1945 and Mrs. Hall served for twenty years as president of the Brock Philathea Class. — Map (db m65189) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Abney Athletic Center |
| | This building was made possible by the
generous support of
The Abney Foundation
and
John R. Fulp, Jr.
It will forever serve as a tribute to the dedication and work of the many thousands of men and women who are a part of the textile industry throughout South Carolina. — Map (db m19810) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson Boys' High School |
| | This archway
formerly stood at the
entrance to
Anderson Boys'
High School
"Home of the Yellow Jackets"
Anderson Boys' High School
was located on this site.
The school educated many of
our city's young men from
the year 1923 until its close in
1962. The hopes, dreams and
aspirations of thousands of
young Anderson males
passed through this entryway
on the way to their futures. — Map (db m59359) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson College Infirmary |
| | Presented by
Mr. & Mrs. Rex Rice
of
Belton, South Carolina
in
1960
for the Advancement of Christian Education and to the Glory of God. — Map (db m19812) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Confederate Monument |
| |
[North]:
(Palmetto Tree)
(Crossed swords in scabbards with a laurel wreath - representing the cavalry.)
(Confederate Battle Flag)
"Though conquered, we adore it!
Love the cold dead hands that bore it!"
[West]:
(Furled Stainless Banner)
(Cannon wheel, cannon balls, cannon swabs - representing the artillery.)
1st Battle Manassas, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Caines' Mill, Frazier's Farm, Chickamauga, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Chancellorsville, . . . — Map (db m10732) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Court House -- 1898 |
| |
This is Anderson County's second court house. It stands on the site of the first small brick court house where the first court session in Anderson was held on the third Monday in October, 1820. The present building of pronounced Victorian architecture was dedicated June 27, 1898, with elaborate explosives opened with a procession from the Hotel Chiquola (Plaza Hotel Building). The Court House addition was erected in 1939. The clock face and bell in the tower are the same ones used in the . . . — Map (db m10692) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Courthouse Annex Park |
| | The location of the Anderson County Courthouse Annex on the corner of Fant and River Street has unique significance to Anderson's history. The site is the location of the 1865 federal encampment of the First Maine, 33rd Regiment, United States Colored Troops (USCT), a military unit composed of African American soldiers. The encampment included the terrain where historic McCant's Middle School now stands, continuing to the corner of Fant and River Streets. The First Marine troops, 33rd Regiment . . . — Map (db m19838) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion |
| | This Building was originally constructed in the 1930's for use as the Anderson Petroleum Company. It was renovated in the fall of 2005 to be the new home of the Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion.
2005 Anderson County
Farmers Market Board
George Watkins
Bobby Brown
Albert Atkins
Nancy McCannon
Bill Paxton
K.C. Elrod
Ted Bunton
Anderson County
Clifford Newton - Farmers Marker Manager
Bill Lloyd - Project Engineer
2005 Anderson County
Council . . . — Map (db m42257) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Fire Fighters Memorial |
| | Remembering those that gave
their lives protecting people
and property
----------
"...We are the defenders from fire, of the art which has beautified the world, the product of the genius of man and the means of refinement of mankind. But, above all, our proudest endeavor is to save lives of men, a work of God himself." -- Excerpt from The Firemen's Creed
Firefighters That Have Died in the Line of Duty in Anderson County
William E. Campbell, 1913, City of Anderson
Robert . . . — Map (db m19915) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial |
| |
A memorial to the Memory of the law enforcement officers of Anderson County South Carolina who gave their lives in the line of duty. Their valor and sacrifice will be long remembered.
William Gibson Anderson Police Dept. 1924
James Wilson Sheriff Dept. 1926
Luther Martin Sheriff Dept. 1928
Ed Sanders Anderson Police Dept. 1947
W.L. Bill Acker . . . — Map (db m11399) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson County Veterans Monument |
| |
This monument is dedicated to the war veterans of Anderson County. On its walls are listed the names of our natives who served in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Persian Gulf War. In addition, the monument lists the names of out local men and women who lost their lives during peacetime service in the United States Armed Forces.
Each section of the monument is dedicated to veterans form the different wars. In each section, the names of the veterans who . . . — Map (db m21367) WM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-18 — Anderson Mills |
| | Founded in 1888, Anderson Cotton Mills, later a division of Abney Mills, was the first textile plant established in the town of Anderson. It is said to be the first textile mill in the United States powered by electricity transmitted over long distance power lines. Electricity for the plant was generated at Portman Shoals, located on the Seneca River. — Map (db m52093) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson Presbyterian Church Cemetery |
| | Anderson Presbyterian
Church Cemetery
Founded 1837
Land Given by
Judge J.N. Whitner
Used as the First
Public Burial Ground
For the Village — Map (db m49496) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson Regional Airport |
| |
The first municipal airport in Anderson was just a grassy field located near where the Civic Center now stands. An historical marker notes the site where Amelia Earhart landed there on November 14, 1931.
In the early 1930s land was purchased from J. Roy Pennell to create the current airport During World War II the grass airship was paved and served pilots learning tactical bombing techniques. Samuel L. "Dean" Prince, a former Dean of the University of South Carolina School of Law, . . . — Map (db m53938) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Anderson, S.C. The Electric City Founded in 1827 |
| | Named in Honor of
Gen. Robert Anderson
A Revolutionary Hero — Map (db m10671) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-25 — Anderson: "The Electric City" |
| |
Front:
Anderson was dubbed "The Electric City" in 1895 when William C. Whitner, an engineer and native of Anderson, built a hydroelectric power plant which was the first in the South to transmit electricity over long distances. The plant, in McFall's Mill at High Shoals on the Rocky River 6 mi. E, supplied power to light the city and also operated several small industries in Anderson. In 1897 Whitner replaced the
Reverse:
experimental plant with a larger generating . . . — Map (db m10693) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Bank of Anderson Building - ca. 1891 |
| |
This building was erected as the home of the Bank of Anderson, an outgrowth of the Anderson National Bank founded in 1872 with Col. Joseph Newton Brown as president. The early bank was located on the west side of the square. It was the second banking institution established in the city. In 1891 the Anderson National Bank was reorganized and renamed the Bank of Anderson. Its first president was B.F. Mauldin. The bank continued in operation until 1925. The original entrance to this building . . . — Map (db m21221) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Boy High School |
| |
The original Anderson High School sat on the corner of North Fant and East Calhoun Streets. All grade levels were taught despite being called a high school. This school burned down in 1904 and was rebuilt the following year. Due to overcrowding, students of Anderson High School continued to be placed in several different school locations. To alleviate the problem, the school board contracted architect J.M. Baldwin to draw plans for a new school. The school board purchased two lots of land on . . . — Map (db m65305) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Building History / Major Frank R Thompson (1903-1977) |
| | Building History
Built in the 1930s by Frank R. Thompson, this building was the main street depot for the Anderson Petroleum Company and Dixie Distributors, Inc., both successful petroleum distributors in Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, Greenwood, Abbeville, and McCormick counties. Thompson's companies imported petroleum products from the adjacent P&N rail depot. This building's distinctive "stone and red mortar" facade was the architectural signature of Thompson's Dixie Petroleum . . . — Map (db m42762) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Denmark Hall |
| | This building constructed in 1912
is named in honor of
Dr. Annie Dove Denmark
associated with Anderson College for
36 years, serving as President of the
college from 1928-1953. Dr. Denmark
was a resident of this dormitory
during her tenure. — Map (db m19738) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Dr. Samuel Marshall Orr House |
| | National Register
South Carolina
Department of Archives
And History
Marshall Orr
House
of Historic Places — Map (db m54790) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-39 — Ebenezer Methodist Church |
| |
[Front]:
This church, formally organized by about 1800, is thought to be the oldest Methodist congregation in Anderson County. Circuit riders and other itinerant ministers held early services in a nearby brush arbor. Its first and second churches were small log buildings. A frame sanctuary, built by church members Samuel Emerson before the Civil War, was the first built on this site.
[Reverse]:
Church trustees acquired this site in 1839, purchasing 3 acres from Amaziah . . . — Map (db m55621) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Fant's Book Store -- 1851 |
| | This store is the oldest business firm in Anderson. It has been owned and operated consistently by the same family for 175 years. Established by George W. Fant and originally named G.W. Fant & Son the store is an outgrowth of Dr. Edmund Webb's Drug and Book store, one of Anderson's first business establishments. Prior to 1851 Mr. Fant was associated with the Webb firm and assisted in conducting the business of the Post Office which was located in the store on the west side of the square. The . . . — Map (db m21292) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — First Lady of the Skies |
| |
Famous aviator Amelia Earhart landed on an airfield near here on November 14, 1931. She was piloting a Beechnut Autogiro on a nation wide tour promoting Beechnut Products. It was shortly after completing this tour that she made her famous solo flight across the Atlantic, flying from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland to Londonberry, Ireland on May 20, 1932. The airfield where Earhart landed was the original Anderson County Airport, founded in 1928 on the highest land Anderson County owned, this . . . — Map (db m21250) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — First Presbyterian Church |
| |
Organized Sept. 23, 1837 on land given by J. N. Whitner. First frame structure was built in 1839. Anderson's first cemetery is here, and city's first Sunday School was organized here about 1855. Present sanctuary's cornerstone was laid in 1879. Kirk was built in 1922 on the site of the first sanctuary. Education building and Gallant Chapel were built in 1968. — Map (db m10727) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Flat Rock Cemetery Veterans Monument |
| | Serving Country
and
Jesus Christ
Veterans Who Are buried
in Flat Rock Cemetery
[Left Column]
Harry Drake, Daniel Y. Culbertson, J.C. Culbertson, Luther M. Borders, John T Neims, Charles A. Thornton, Berry Faine, Edward Graham, Charles A. Smith, Robert Lee Coker, Russell W. Adams, Fred Walter Hall, Walter C. Telford, Benjamin F. Culbertson, Albert L. Poindexter, Zack D. Bannister, Lucius D. Clinkscales, Fred Johnson Tucker, Lewis Charles Elrod, Joseph Edgar Cheek, Frank . . . — Map (db m54779) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Frierson School House ca. 1886 |
| |
Miss Sarah Jane (Janie) Frierson was a well known educator and the daughter of Dr. David Frierson, an early pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Anderson. Miss Frierson opened her one room school in the late 1880s. One room schools of this type were common throughout Anderson County, with potbelly stoves for heat, natural light for illumination, and outhouses. All grades were taught in the same room at the same time. Books were shared, discipline was severe, and oral repetitions of . . . — Map (db m42189) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — G. Ross Anderson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse |
| | Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
December 13, 1971
Federal Building
U.S. Courthouse
Federal Postal Station
Anderson, South Carolina
Thomas Harlan Ellett
Architect 1938
This property significantly contributes to the Nation's cultural heritage.
Commemorated June 1976
Gerald R. Ford
President of the United States
Jack Eckerd
Administrator of General Services — Map (db m19912) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — G.F. Tolly Building -- c. 1910 |
| |
This building was erected as the home of G.F. Tolly Furniture Company, an outgrowth of Anderson's first cabinet shop established at this site by Ezekiel George. George F. Tolly entered business with Mr. George in 1856. Later married George's daughter and eventually inherited the business. The G.F. Tolly Company also operated as a funeral home. Was carried on for many years by Tolly descendants and became one of the largest furniture dealers in the state. The business moved elsewhere when . . . — Map (db m42725) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Girls High School |
| |
The Anderson County Museum is situated on the former site of Anderson Girls High School. The original structure, an imposing multi-story brick building, was built in 1918. At that time, both boys and girls attended the school known as Anderson High School. In 1921, a fire swept through the building requiring extensive repairs. In 1923, the school administration decided to split the student body along gender lines. Girls attended the newly named Anderson Girls High School, and the boys . . . — Map (db m42249) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-30 — Grace Episcopal Church |
| |
Front
This Parish, organized in 1851 with the Rev. Benjamin Webb as its first vicar, grew out of occasional Episcopal services held in Anderson as early as 1844. The first church here, a frame Carpenter Gothic building, was completed in 1860 on land donated by Daniel Brown. Housing Anderson's first pipe organ, a tower was added in 1883, and stained glass windows in 1888. An 1890 fire did moderate damage.
Reverse
The second church, a brick Gothic Revival building first . . . — Map (db m10417) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-2 — High Shoals |
| | 2.9 miles south on Rocky River
Anderson Water, Light, & Power Co.,
organized in 1894 by
William C. Whitner,
was successful the next year
in transmitting electricity over
the distance of six miles
to Anderson.
This achievement was a herald
of the industrial revolution
in the South. — Map (db m10764) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Historic Wilhite House Antebellum |
| | Home Of
Dr. P.A. Wilhite
Discoverer Of Ether — Map (db m10737) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-13 — Hopewell Church |
| |
This Baptist church, which was first located about 1.5 miles northwest, was constituted in 1803. The congregation moved to the present 4.4 acre site after it was surveyed December 14, 1822. Two houses of worship were built here before 1891, when a third was erected. It was replaced by the present 1949 structure. — Map (db m10668) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — In Commemoration of Black Pioneers |
| |
[Front]:
Business Tenure
Dr. N.H. Jenkins, M.D.
1907 1920
Dr. Moses Jenkins, Pharmacist
1907 1920
Stewart Anderson, Merchant
1913 1925
E.J. Thomas, Tailor
1918 1977
W.I. Peek, Mortician
1919 1941
Arfelton Adger, Taxicab
1946 1977
East Church Street
Anderson S.C.
What Was Once Can Never
Be Again; Records Will
Show We Were Here
1907-1980
[Reverse]:
City of Anderson, S.C.
Mayor
Darwin H. Wright
City Council
Francis E. . . . — Map (db m19914) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — In Honor and Remembrance |
| | In Honor and Remembrance
of the
heroes and victims of September 11, 2001
and to celebrate
the enduring spirit of all Americans. — Map (db m19891) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — In This Burial Ground |
| | In this burial ground
the first public burial ground
in the City of Anderson, S.C.,
rest fifty or more persons
known only to God.
This plaque is in honor of
those unnamed persons who
lived and died as a part
of the Anderson community. — Map (db m54638) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — James Lawrence Orr |
| | Born August 29, 1852
Died February 26, 1905
----------
Founder and President
Orr Cotton Mills
----------
Honest and Fearless in the
Discharge of Every Duty.
Rest in Peace. — Map (db m15269) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Korean War / Viet Nam Veterans |
| |
[Front]
In honor of the
Korean War veterans of
Anderson County
1950-1955
[Reverse]
In honor of the
Viet Nam veterans of
Anderson County
1964-1975 — Map (db m10674) WM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Lebanon Baptist Church est. 1815 |
| | At the Site of the
Old Lebanon Church Cemetery.
Relocated to Present Site in 1860.
Present Sanctuary Built in 1911. — Map (db m52076) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — M42A1 "Duster" |
| |
A mobile, full tracked, lightly armored antiaircraft & ground support weapon system.
Manufactured by Cadillac at the Cleveland Tank Arsenal in the 1950s.
Weight of 49,500 pounds and a crew of six.
Powered by a continental air cooled supercharged engine with 895 cubic inches and 500 horsepower.
A GM Allison automatic transmission.
Armament included twin 40mm automatic guns, Swedish design by Bofors (240 rounds per minute) and an air cooled 30 caliber flexible machine . . . — Map (db m19918) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Masonic Temple -- 1889 |
| | This is the second Masonic Temple to occupy this location. After its organization in 1848, Hiram Lodge No. 68 met in the second story of a store building on the east side of the square for several years. The first temple was erected at this location in 1866. Its small auditorium was Anderson's first theater. The building also was used to house Anderson first hospital established during the Civil War as the Ladies Hospital Association. The present temple, once topped by a cupola, was dedicated . . . — Map (db m38438) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — McDuffie High School "Home of the Fighting Scots" |
| | McDuffie High School stood
proudly at this location from
1964 until 1996. Serving
Anderson as a comprehensive
vocational high school,
McDuffie enrollment averaged
1000 students each year it was
open. Many of Anderson's
current business and
community leaders are placed
McDuffie High School graduates. — Map (db m59360) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — McGee Harness Shop |
| |
The McGee Harness Shop was located on the corner of West Benson Street in downtown Anderson. Mr. James L. McGee was listed in the 1905 Anderson City Directory as a dealer in stock, buggies, wagons, and harnesses. By 1910, the small shop located at 131 West Benson Street was part of the Davis Brothers Livery and Boarding Stables which provided horses, mules, vehicles and harnesses, and was open 2 hours a day.
By 1925, Elias and Willis McGee became owners of the Davis and McGee Mule . . . — Map (db m42151) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Mountain Creek Baptist Church |
| | Organized in 1789 initially as an Arm
of the Shockley Ferry Church.
Known for a time as Bethesda.
Cooper Bennett was its first pastor.
The oldest church in the Saluda Baptist
Association, it has been a Lighthouse
for the lost and a place for all to
worship God and continue to move on
Forward Through the Ages — Map (db m10132) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Mrs. J.D. Chapman |
| | In Memory of
Mrs. J.D. Chapman
First President of Woman's Missionary Union
Auxiliary to South Carolina Baptist Convention
1902-1907 1913-1930
Dedicated Christian Missions Leader
of Vision and Ability
Honored by Name of WMU State Mission Offering
Her Watchword: "Be Ye Steadfast." — Map (db m19867) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — New Silver Brook Veterans Monument |
| | In Memorial
To All Veterans
Who Have Served Their Country
Honorably and Bravely.
May They Rest in Peace. — Map (db m57675) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-14 — Old Hopewell Cemetery |
| |
Located 1.09 miles northwest, this cemetery marks the original site of Hopewell Baptist Church which was constituted in 1803. The cemetery contains graves of Revolutionary and Confederate veterans. Some graves are marked by field stones with hand-chiseled initials. — Map (db m10724) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Old Silverbrook Veterans Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
To All Veterans
Who Have Served Their Country
Honorably and Bravely.
May They Rest in Peace. — Map (db m19886) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-26 — Oliver Bolt's Cotton Gin |
| |
The first cotton gin to be powered by electricity transmitted over a long distance stood near this site on the farm of Oliver "Duck" Bolt (1847-1922). In 1897 Bolt, whose gin had previously been powered by a steam engine, contracted with the Anderson Water, Light, and Power Company to furnish electricity for a 20-horsepower electric motor from its new plant at Portman Shoals, 7 mi. W on the Seneca River. — Map (db m15161) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Orr Mill Cemetery Preserving Our Cemeteries |
| |
Deeded to the City in 1992, these humble grounds are the final resting place for some Orr Mill employees and family members dating to the 1800s. Numerous graves are here, marked and unmarked, including infants.
Help us improve these unique memorial grounds as a tribute to our past and to welcome visitors for generations to come. — Map (db m50102) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Orr Monument |
| |
The Orr Monument was never a tombstone, but a cenotaph, or memorial, to Colonel James L. Orr, son of South Carolina Governor James L. Orr. Colonel Orr was an Anderson native, the founder and president of Orr Cotton Mills, and a well known philanthropist of his era. Colonel Orr supported the building of an experimental hydro-electric plant at High Shoals. With the success of the first ever long distance transmission of electricity from this plant, Colonel Orr continued to support the effort . . . — Map (db m42246) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Portman Dam and Power Plant |
| |
[Front Marker]:
In 1889, the City of Anderson contracted with a 26 year old native son, an engineering graduate of the University of South Carolina, to build a steam power plant and water system for the city. Keeping up with the engineering achievements of the day, William Church Whitner became convinced that the long distance transmission of electric energy using hydropower would be developed in Anderson. On May 1, 1895, a group of Anderson's business and community leaders ventured . . . — Map (db m10697) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-1 — Portman Shoals |
| | Half mile West on Seneca River
the Portman Shoals Power Plant,
built by William C. Whitner,
began in 1897 the transmission
of high-voltage electricity over
the longest lines then in use for
that purpose in the United States.
The success of this plant,
now owned by Duke Power Company,
caused Anderson to be called
"The Electric City." — Map (db m10696) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Pratt Hall |
| | This building constructed in 1912
is named in honor of
Dr. and Mrs. R.N. Pratt
Outstanding Teachers
at Anderson College
Dr. Pratt - 1922-1927
Mrs. Pratt - 1922-1946 — Map (db m19745) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Robert Anderson Memorial Fountain |
| |
The idea for a memorial fountain to honor General Robert Anderson, the American Revolutionary hero for whom our county is named, was part of an overall plan to beautify downtown Anderson. Through the efforts of Mrs. Rufus Fant and the Anderson Civic Association, a small park was designed to surround the fountain, replacing the old hitching post area. Along the base of the fountain are the names of the officers of the Anderson Civic Association, the casting date "1905", and the dedication to . . . — Map (db m42186) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-23 — Roberts Church |
| |
Organized in 1789 and sometimes called Simpson's Meetinghouse, this church is one of Anderson County's oldest Presbyterian churches. The Reverend John Simpson was the first minister, and the Reverend David Humphreys served here for 39 years until his death in 1869. Both men are buried in the church sanctuary. The present sanctuary was built in 1937. — Map (db m31002) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Site of First African American High School in Anderson County Reed Street High School |
| | After another high school was built, Reed Street High was renamed Perry Elementary School.
Perry Elementary later became known as
Perry Child Development Center.
This memorial is dedicated to the students teachers and principals who were a part of these historic institutions.
Presented to the Citizens of the City of
Anderson and Anderson County by the
Reed High School Alumni, July 9, 2004 — Map (db m60542) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Site of Rose Hill -- 1794 |
| | The home of Judge Joseph N. Whitner, Anderson County's founding father, was located at the crest of this will. It stood until recent years when it was torn down. Judge Whitner was a South Carolina House of Representative from Pendleton District when the act dividing Pendleton District into Anderson and Pickens Counties was passed on December 20, 1826. He was the chief supporter of the bill and did most of the work involved in setting up Anderson County. In 1830 he was elected Anderson County's . . . — Map (db m59361) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-7 — St. John's Methodist Church |
| | Organized in 1828, this
was the first church in
Anderson. A log meeting
house built in 1830 on
West Benson Street served
the church until 1858
when a frame building
was erected on this site.
A brick church replaced
it in 1888. The present
sanctuary was completed
in 1912, the Educational
Building in 1928 and
the Activities Building
in 1956. The church was
named St. John's in 1897. — Map (db m10733) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — St. Paul's Baptist Church -- 1865 |
| |
This is the first Negro church established in Anderson County. It was founded immediately after emancipation and incorporated in 1873. The Rev. Philip Morris was its first pastor. The present edifice, built in 1903, replaced two earlier frame sanctuaries and is the first brick church for blacks erected in South Carolina. St. Paul's is the mother church of Wilson Calvary and Royal Baptist Churches. Plans for establishing Morris College, named for the first pastor of St. Paul's were made at a . . . — Map (db m60543) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Sullivan Hardware Co. -- 1875 |
| |
This building was erected in 1891 and has been the home of Sullivan Hardware Company since 1903. In earlier years it was occupied by the Alliance Store operated by Rufus Hill. The Sullivan Firm was founded as a general merchandise store by J.M. Sullivan and C.S. Mattison in 1875. Originally it was located in the Centennial House (Old Christopher Orr Hotel Building) on E. Benson Street. When a Sullivan brother, H.K. Sullivan, bought Mr. Mattison's interest the name was changed from Sullivan & . . . — Map (db m42745) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Sullivan Music Building |
| | This building was donated to
Anderson College in 1914 by
Mr. Charles S. Sullivan, Sr.
to be used as the President's Home.
In 1965 it was renovated to serve
as the music building. — Map (db m19804) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Anderson Sports and Entertainment Complex |
| |
Civic Center of Anderson - 1992
Chris Taylor Memorial Park - Dedicated 1998
Anderson Sports Complex - 1999
Anderson County Amphitheater - 1999
---------------------------
The Anderson County Sports and Entertainment Center
was designed to improve the quality of life for all
citizens of Anderson County. Although created for the
enjoyment of residents and visitors alike, special
consideration was given to the needs of our children
and to their development as . . . — Map (db m36170) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The First Baptist Church Bell |
| |
Originally mounted in the church tower during the alterations to the building in the year 1892, and removed in 1976 when the old tower was razed.
The bell is mounted here as a symbol of the influence on the community of this church for the last one hundred and fifty-five years, and as a challenge for those who follow to work diligently for the advancement of the kingdom of God throughout the world.
May it still be used to mark significant events so that all who hear the clear tones . . . — Map (db m11248) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Four Way Test Rotary International |
| | In 1932, Rotarian Herbey Taylor created The Four Way Test, a code of ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years later. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions:
Of the things we think, say or do
1. Is it the Truth?
2. Is it Fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
4. Will be be Beneficial to all concerned? — Map (db m62432) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Greeley Institute 1870 - 1954 |
| | The Horace Greeley Institute Trust was established in 1870 in the name of abolitionist Horace Greeley. Because the trust was to be used for the advancement of the education of "Freedmen and their Children," a school, known as the Greeley Institute, was built and operated by the trustees until 1913.
In 1913, the Greeley Institute became part of the public school system and was relocated to a new building on this site on South Fant Street.
The building remained a public school of . . . — Map (db m61078) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The H.H. Watkins Teaching Center |
| | In Memory of
Henry Hitt Watkins
1866-1947
and
Maude Wakefield Watkins
1870-1963
This building was made possible through the generosity of Judge and Mrs. Watkins, the South Carolina Baptist Convention, and other dedicated friends of Anderson College.
Mr. Watkins, teacher, excellent lawyer and outstanding judge was chairman of the Committee of Forty selected by the citizens of Anderson to raise the first large gift presented toward the building of Anderson College. Mr. . . . — Map (db m19816) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Hole |
| | This structure is called a "sweatbox" and was commonly used throughout the United States as a government-recommended method of disciplining prisoners during the mid-1900s. It was very much despised and feared by the prisoners, who referred to it as "the hole." This sweatbox is located on the site of the camp used to house prisoners of African-American descent. The camp for the white prisoners was located across the street where the Civil Center now stands. This sweatbox is the one that was . . . — Map (db m19917) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The J.E. Rouse Dormitory |
| | Erected 1962-63
Named in honor of
Dr. John Edward Rouse
Baptist Leader, Friend of Youth
Champion of Education
President of Anderson College 1957-73
This dormitory is named to honor him
in grateful recognition of
his contribution and leadership
of Anderson College. — Map (db m19829) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Old Reformer |
| |
Though not engaged in actual warfare since the Revolutionary War, when it was used by both the American and British Army, this old cannon has had much to do with the making of South Carolina history. It came into this section, first in 1814, in charge of the military forces of this district and was late used when great enthusiasm in General and Camp musters.
In 1860 it was used with wonderful effect spreading the news of South Carolina's secession and in rallying the manhood of the . . . — Map (db m21310) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Original Back Door Step |
| | The Original Back Door Step
of the
Flat Rock Union Church
Dedicated October 9, 1988
Flat Rock Presbyterian Church
Chartered November 10, 1888
Flat Rock Baptist Church
Chartered November 17, 1832 — Map (db m54639) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Wilton E. Hall Bridge |
| | Named in honor of
Wilton E. Hall
Publisher of
The Anderson Independent
and
Daily Mail
For his dedicated service
to Anderson County
and South Carolina — Map (db m19493) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Thompson Centennial United ME Church -- 1867 |
| |
This was the second Negro church founded in Anderson. It was organized at a meeting of approximately 15 persons at the home of the Rev. Henry A. Mikell, who served as the first pastor. A lot was purchased from Bale Clayton for $100 and a small frame church, built of lumber from logs donated by Mrs. Joseph N. (Elizabeth) Whitner, was erected at the site. The original building was replaced by the present brick structure in 1911. The first pastor called after erection of the brick edifice was . . . — Map (db m11745) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-11 — University Hill |
| |
Three educational institutions have been in this immediate area: Johnson Female University (1856-63) named for William Bullein Johnson; the Carolina Collegiate Institute (about 1866-90) under W. J. Ligon; and Patrick Military Institute (1887-1900), J. B. Patrick, founder. A Confederate Treasury branch was located here in 1865, and University Hospital in the 1920s. — Map (db m10524) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Vandiver Hall Whyte House / White Building |
| | Whyte House
The west wing of this building was
constructed in 1920 and is named
in honor of
James Primrose Whyte
Dean and beloved Professor of
Literature and Sociology at
Anderson College from 1918 to 1922.
John E. White Building
Constructed in 1960
This building is named in honor of
Dr. John Ellington White
Orator, Scholar and Dynamic President of
Anderson College from 1916 to 1927. — Map (db m19784) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Veterans of All Wars |
| | This flagpole is erected to
the memory of an in honor of
our fighting forces who have
defended this country in all wars. — Map (db m60011) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Virginia "Jennie" Gilmer |
| | Out of Whose Vision, Leadership and Love to Humanity was Born a New Hospital
Virginia "Jennie" Gilmer is widely recognized as the founder of Anderson's first hospital, which over the years evolved into Anmed Health, the largest private not-for-profit health system in South Carolina. Despite less than full support from many of the city's residents, Mrs. Gilmer forged ahead, and construction on the new hospital was begun in 1907. The 25-bed hospital opened on the south side of the . . . — Map (db m59427) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Weather Reporting Station |
| |
This structure once housed the Anderson County Airport's Weather Reporting Station. Located across the street where the Civic Center is now and constructed in 1931 at a cost between $5500 and $6000, this building was designed to provide shelter for the weather recording instruments and the technicians using them. There were also rooms for traveling aviators who needed a brief respite. As the county grew, so did the use of the airfield. When the county built the new airfield at its current . . . — Map (db m15327) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — Westview Cemetery World War Casualties Memorial |
| | In Memory of World War Casualties
War No. I
Thomas Adjer
Scott Hill
Ollie Rutledge
War No. II
James Joyner
Johnnie M. Leroy
Frank Lewis
John M. McBride
Mayor
Richard A. Shirley
City Manager
John R. Moore, Jr.
Public Works Director
M. Anthony Norris
City Council Members
Beatrice R. Thompson
Thomas W. Dunaway III
James A. Stewart
Dennis H. McKee
Blake W. Williamson
A.B. Roberts
Phillip M. Cheney
Steven C. . . . — Map (db m49493) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — William Arthur Floyd May 1, 1945 - May 13, 1999 |
| | William A. Floyd, a man of vision, served Anderson County as the first African-American elected to the Anderson County Council. He touched the lives of many county residents in various ways, as a husband, father, teacher, coach, councilman, Christian, and friend. Always thinking of the betterment of the county, he worked tirelessly to install teamwork and harmony in Anderson County. Mr. Floyd led the county in its longest sustained period of growth and prosperity and was instrumental in the . . . — Map (db m21328) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — 4-12 — William Bullein Johnson 1782 - 1862 |
| |
President of Triennial Southern, South Carolina Baptist Conventions. Johnson Female University founded here in 1848 as Johnson Female Seminary was named for him because of his support for female education. From 1853 to 1858, while Chancellor of this institution, he lived in the house at the south end of this street. His grave is in First Baptist Churchyard. — Map (db m10526) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — William Church Whitner Centennial Anniversary of Duke Power |
| |
Native son William Church Whitner developed the concept and spearheaded financing for the first hydroelectric plant to transmit power over a long distance in the South. On May 1, 1895, electricity travelled six miles from a generator at High Shoals on the Rocky River to downtown Anderson, S.C.
Whitner was born in 1864 and attended the University of South Carolina. After considering law, he chose a degree in Civil Engineering in 1885. He set out as a railroad engineer, but soon . . . — Map (db m10695) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — William Law Watkins Meals on Wheels Center Anderson County |
| | This facility was originally built in 1951 and was the cafeteria for the McCants Middle School. Renovation of the space for Meals on Wheels was completed in 2000 to allow for the expansion of the successful community program, which was begin in 1976, through an effort spearheaded by Lila Albergotti and Lucille Mayo. The new center was made possible by the same generosity of benefactors which has enabled the program to operate through its history. — Map (db m59442) HM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — World War I and II Veterans |
| |
i>[Front]
In honor of the
World War veterans of
Anderson County, 1914-1918
Erected by the
American Legion Auxiliary
W.H. Hudgens Unit No. 14
1933
[Reverse]
In honor of the
World War veterans of
Anderson County, 1941-1945
Erected by the
American Legion Auxiliary
W.H. Hudgens Unit No. 14
1950 — Map (db m10673) WM |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — World War I Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the memory of
our comrades who entered the
service of their country
from Anderson County
and who gave their lives in
the World War
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Dedicated by
W.A. Hudgens Post No. 14,
American Legion
November 11, 1934 — Map (db m10681) HM |
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