The Adventures of a Boy and His Beard
The Cowpens Depot is a train depot. Sort of. Well it was. Now it’s not. Built in 1896 for Southern Railway, it served passengers until the 1950s and handled freight until 1967, when it was closed.
Originally located at Brown and Ch Continue reading “Cowpens Depot Historic Marker”
“Rebirth” is a metal sculpture created by Asheville artist Berry Bate, and is located at the Glendale Shoals Gateway Park. The thirteen foot tall Magnolia blossom symbolizes the rebirth of the Glendale area and Lawson’s Fork Creek. Continue reading “Rebirth”
The Hampton Heights Historical marker is located at the intersection of South Church Street (221) and West Hampton Avenue, near a small gazebo park. Continue reading “Hampton Heights Historic Marker”
Converse Heights is a neighborhood on Spartanburg’s east side that contains roughly 500 homes. Most of the dwellings in Converse Heights were built between 1907 and the 1950s, and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The Historic Marker is located on East Main Street at Mills Avenue, directly across the street from Converse College. Continue reading “Converse Heights Historic Marker”