Calvary Church
The Reverend John D. McCullough was the first rector of this Episcopal Church, which was established in 1848. The original building, consecrated in 1850, stood at the cemetery about 1/2 mile to the north. The congregation's . . . — — Map (db m9890) HM
In 1914, a federal hospital dedicated to discovering the cause of pellagra opened at this site. Run by the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), the 3-story facility had a capacity of 30 patients before being expanded in 1916. Led by Dr. Joseph . . . — — Map (db m268075) HM
This bubbling spring gave the community of Boiling Springs its name. Earliest records indicate settlement in the area began around this site in the mid-1700s. Prior to that trappers stopped here as they traveled the Piedmont en route from the . . . — — Map (db m9857) HM
This passenger and freight depot was built in 1896 by the Southern Railway and was originally 1 block N. at Brown & Church Sts. It replaced an 1873 depot on the Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Railway, later merged into the Southern. This depot . . . — — Map (db m83321) HM
Founded by citizens of
Spartanburg in 1889
for the liberal education of women.
Named for Dexter Edgar Converse,
pioneer textile manufacturer.
Opened in 1890 on this site,
the grounds of which have been
used for educational . . . — — Map (db m9103) HM
This marks the eastern boundary (the present Greenville-Spartanburg county line) between the Cherokee Nation and the province of South Carolina from the end of the Cherokee War (1759-61) until 1777. In that year, the Treaty of DeWitt's Corner . . . — — Map (db m11264) HM
This marks the eastern boundary (the present Greenville-Spartanburg county line) between the Cherokee Nation and the province of South Carolina from the end of the Cherokee War (1759-61) until 1777. In that year, the Treaty of DeWitt's Corner . . . — — Map (db m206349) HM
Located on part of the Hansel Wright Survey, this congregation and cemetery were established in the 1850s. Many early church members, including organizers Thomas Ballenger (1811-1882) and B.F. Montgomery (1810-1900), migrated to the area from . . . — — Map (db m268602) HM
On this site in 1820 John Weaver established a yarn mill. It changed owners several times until about 1900 when Spartan Commodor Berry tore down and built on the same foundation. Berry operated a cotton gin, grist mill and saw mill. In 1912 he . . . — — Map (db m7939) HM
(Seal of Spartanburg, S.C.)
Mayor Frankin W. Allen 1977-81
Mayor John G. Baeher 1973-1977
Mayor Pro Tem C. Chester Brown, Jr.
Council Members
Jack M. Blasius, Ralph D. Prince
E. Lewis Miller, Hal G. Warlick, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m25721) HM
Early Days The Chesnee area has a long history, despite the fact that the town itself is one of the youngest in the Spartanburg County. Like all of the upstate, the Chesnee area was once inhabited by the Cherokee Indians. The abundant old . . . — — Map (db m196934) HM
Pacolet River Heritage Preserve, owned and managed by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, covers 278 acres in Spartanburg County, SC. Come to bird-watch, take photographs, fish or simply enjoy the woods and Pacolet River. Leave with a sense . . . — — Map (db m55086) HM
In 1915, owners of the Pacolet Manufacturing
Company constructed this school for
African American children whose parents
worked for the textile industry.
It is the only surviving site of an irreplaceable
South Carolina history.
The . . . — — Map (db m17645) HM
Located nearby, this fort protected early settlers from the Indians and served as camp for a detachment of militia en route to join the 1776 expedition against the Cherokees. The fort was headquarters in 1780 for a British garrison commanded by . . . — — Map (db m24055) HM
[East Facing Side]
Erected in honor of the
Confederate Soldiers and
Sailors from Spartanburg
City and County
by
voluntary contributions
from her citizens and Spartan
Chapter United Daughters
of the Confederacy
1910
. . . — — Map (db m13512) HM
According to tradition an ante-bellum inn with a gushing fountain in the front yard stood near here on the old stage road between Greenville and Columbia and served as a meeting place for men in the area in those days. The present town, charted Dec. . . . — — Map (db m8447) HM
One of the first stores in this section of the state stood near this spot. Its day book shows that it was in operation in 1794, three years before the founding of the town of Greenville. — — Map (db m9131) HM
In the latter part of the nineteenth century, the American textile industry began to move from New England into the South, particularly into South Carolina, North Carolina, and Mississippi, drawn by lower labor costs, close proximity to . . . — — Map (db m309291) HM
This location (Greenville/Spartanburg County Line) marks the eastern boundary between the Cherokee Nation and the Province of South Carolina from the end of the Cherokee War (1761) until 1777. The local community, Gowensville, is named for John . . . — — Map (db m19384) HM
On this site stood the Reidville Male Academy, established in 1857 to provide for the education of young men. The school was established by the Rev Robert H. Reid and continue to operate until 1905 when it was integrated into the public school . . . — — Map (db m10029) HM
5.5 miles southeast is the burial ground of Patrick and Martha Caldwell Calhoun, Parents of John C. Calhoun; Deputy Surveyor 1756; First Representative from Up Country to Commons House of Assembly, 1769-1772; Member of First Provincial Congress, . . . — — Map (db m10627) HM
Surveyed in 1762 by Patrick Calhoun and named for Gov. Thomas Boone, this 20,500-acre township was one of four townships laid out west of Ninety-Six as a buffer between white and Cherokee lands. In 1763 Scots-Irish families began to settle in the . . . — — Map (db m10605) HM
This house was built by T.C. Bolling c. 1840 near the old Indian boundary. C.B. Stewart, minister of nearby Fairview Presbyterian Church lived here 1859-1890. — — Map (db m239611) HM
[Front]:
This church, organized late in the eighteenth century, held its first services in a brush arbor and later constructed a log meeting house. This frame sanctuary, built between 1825 and 1830, was the second building to serve . . . — — Map (db m12627) HM
Walnut Grove Plantation was built by Charles Moore on land granted to him by King George III. It was farmed
by his 10 children and generations of descendants, enslaved people and tenant farmers.
During the Revolutionary War, the Moores, . . . — — Map (db m275126) HM
This pocket park is made possible through a public-private partnership between the City of Spartanburg, the Masonic Corporation, Upstate Forever, HubCulture, and several private contributors. Once an overlooked alley, this transformed space provides . . . — — Map (db m266901) HM
By 1820 one of the first cotton mills in Greenville County was located at these river shoals. Pelham Manufacturing Co. purchased a mill here sixty years later. — — Map (db m19061) HM
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site is devoted to preserving a portion of the site of the Battle of Musgrove's Mill. On August 19, 1780, a small, yet battle-tested band of Patriot militia outmaneuvered and outfought a larger loyalist force . . . — — Map (db m13756) HM
Cornerstone:
Church of the Advent
Parish House
1912
Except the Lord build the house, their labor is in vain that build it.
Nearby marker:This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic . . . — — Map (db m13511) HM
As one of the original 13 colonies, South Carolina played a pivotal role during the American Revolution. In 1778, after years of war mainly in the north, the British shifted their focus to the southern colonies.
After the surrender of Charles . . . — — Map (db m266912) HM
This battle of the Revolution took
place on William Blackstock’s
plantation, 3 miles N. on the south
side of the Tyger River, November 20,
1780. Gen. Thomas Sumter
commanded the American patriots who
repulsed Lt. Col. Banastre
Tarleton’s . . . — — Map (db m11111) HM
This house was built in 1843 for William Thompson Nuckolls (1801-1855) and later owned for many years by John D. Jefferies (1838-1910). Built in the Greek Revival style of the antebellum period and altered in the Neo-Classical style of the . . . — — Map (db m17737) HM
Clifton Baptist Church
This church, originally called Clifton Baptist Church, was founded in 1881 with ten charter members and Rev. T.J. Taylor as its organizing minister. Rev. W.T. Tate was its first permanent minister. Admitted into the . . . — — Map (db m23678) HM
Near here on Lawson's Fork, during the American Revolution, the S.C. government as part of the war effort supported Joseph Buffington, William Wofford, and others in the construction of an iron works. It became a well-known landmark and the scene . . . — — Map (db m13192) HM
Glendale is a place where history lives. Within a mile of this spot are the sites of a colonial ironworks, a Revolutionary War skirmish, and one of the most historic textile mills in the South. Today, the village still remains, but the mill is . . . — — Map (db m44535) HM
The Homestead was built between 1823 and 1826 for Dr. John Simpson Bratton and his wife Harriet Rainey Bratton, the second generation of the Bratton family to live at Brattonsville. Bricks for the chimneys were made on the plantation. The two . . . — — Map (db m272030) HM
[East Base]:
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of this area who have served in the armed forces of the United States and to those who gave their life in Performance of the service.
Erected by the people of District 5 . . . — — Map (db m10751) HM
Used as early as the American Revolution, this site became a “Summer Watering Place” in 1835. Low country aristocrats such as Governor David Johnson were attracted here by the climate and therapeutic waters. A post office was here from 1836 to . . . — — Map (db m9967) HM
In loving memory of
Ibra Charles Blackwood
Governor of South Carolina
1931 - 1935
who was born here Nov. 21 - 1878
Died Feb, 12 - 1936 — — Map (db m12250) HM
In 1765 Narareth’s first meeting house was built on this site. Made of logs cut from surrounding forest, pulpit of clapboard, seats of crude wooden plank, without backs and dirt floor. — — Map (db m121926) HM
At dawn on the morning of June 6, 1903, floodwaters roared through the Pacolet River valley. As the high water thundered downstream from mill village to mill village, people in the path of the flash flood had no warning it was coming. Before the . . . — — Map (db m56461) HM
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