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Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion

 
 
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
1. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion Marker
Inscription.
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

Gracie S. Floyd, Chairman, District 2
Larry Green, Vice-Chairman, District 3
G. Fred Tolly, Council Member, District 1
Bill McAbee, Council Member, District 4
Michael G. Thompson, Council Member, District 5
William C. Dees, Council Member, District 6
M. Cindy Wilson, Council Member, District 7

Anderson County Administrator
Joey R. Preston

Contractor
Lazer Construction Company

Architect
F. Earle Gauldin, F.A.I.A.
Craig, Gauldin, & Davis, Inc.

Anderson County Arts
Center
2005-2006 Board of Directors

Robert Austin, DMD, President
Carolyn Voisin, Vice President
JoAnn Vickery, Secretary
Dr. Marshall L. Meadors III, Treasurer
Don Chapman,
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Past President

Directors
Kathy Benson, Marion Fanning
Catherine Hamby, Andy Jarman
Phil Little, Jane Mudd
Bob Roche, Alexandria Stathakis
Dr. Lawton H. Sally, Jr., Jan Vestal

Arts Center Director
Kimberly Spears

 
Erected 2005.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture. A significant historical year for this entry is 2005.
 
Location. 34° 30.383′ N, 82° 39.067′ W. Marker is in Anderson, South Carolina, in Anderson County. It can be reached from North Main Street (State Highway 28). Marker is attached to the south side of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 North Main Street, Anderson SC 29624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate and in the Greater Greenville-Spartanburg Area. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies,
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
2. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion Marker
one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Building History / Major Frank R Thompson (1903-1977) (here, next to this marker); Anderson County Library (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blue Ridge Railroad Passenger Station -- c. 1913 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fant's Book Store -- 1851 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anderson: "The Electric City" (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Church Whitner (approx. Ό mile away); Anderson County Court House -- 1898 (approx. Ό mile away); Anderson County Confederate Monument (approx. Ό mile away); Portman Shoals (approx. Ό mile away); Portman Dam and Power Plant (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anderson.
 
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
3. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion Sign
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -<br>Southeast Corner image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
4. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -
Southeast Corner
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -<br>East (Front) Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
5. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -
East (Front) Entrance
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -<br>Southwest Corner image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
6. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -
Southwest Corner
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -<br>West (Rear) Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
7. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -
West (Rear) Entrance
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -<br>Interior image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
8. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -
Interior
Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -<br>West (Rear) Entrance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Scott, May 3, 2011
9. Anderson County Farmers Market Pavilion -
West (Rear) Entrance
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,420 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 8, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
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