Anderson in Anderson County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Anderson Regional Airport
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 27, 2012
1. Anderson Regional Airport Marker
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, served as General Chairman of the Anderson Airport Dedication Committee in 1938.
A native born Andersonian and aviator, Ben F. Johnson, Jr., began flying in 1936 and taught many to fly during over 50 years in the aviation field. He was affectionately known as "Mr. Anderson Airport".
On December 7, 1998, in an effort to convey to the public the extent of the airport's impact on the Upstate, the name was changed from "Anderson County Airport" to "Anderson Regional Airport".
Erected 1999 by Anderson County Council and the Anderson County Museum Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1891.
Location. 34° 29.667′ N, 82° 42.767′ W. Marker is in Anderson, South
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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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Oliver Bolt's Cotton Gin (approx. 0.7 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. 2½ miles away); Bolt-Bell House (approx. 2.9 miles away); Dr. Samuel Marshall Orr House (approx. 3 miles away); R J Ginn House (approx. 3 miles away); Cathcart-Schonauer House (approx. 3 miles away); Gambrill House (approx. 3 miles away); Site of Rose Hill -- 1794 (approx. 3.1 miles away); Anderson County Veterans Monument (approx. 3.2 miles away); Westview Cemetery World War Casualties Memorial (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anderson.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Anderson Mills (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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1. Anderson Regional Airport. Anderson Regional Airport (IATA: AND, ICAO: KAND) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the city of Anderson, in Anderson County, South Carolina. (Submitted on March 27, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
2. Samuel Lander Prince. Beloved Dean of the University of South Carolina Law School
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 27, 2012
2. Anderson Regional Airport Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 27, 2012
3. Anderson Regional Airport and Marker
Photographed by Brian Scott, March 27, 2012
4. Anderson Regional Airport
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,263 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
