The Adventures of a Boy and His Beard
According to Wikipedia, William Walker was: “ an American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary who organized several private military expeditions into Latin America, with the intention of establishing English-speaking colonies under his personal control, an enterprise then known as “filibustering.” Walker usurped the presidency of the Republic of Nicaragua in 1856 and Continue reading “William Walker’s Grave Historic Marker”
Located at the intersection of Howard and Magnolia Streets, the Magnolia Cemetery is one of the oldest in Spartanburg. In 1838, Jesse Cleveland donated 2 ½ acres to Spartanburg for a graveyard. The plot already contained the village cemetery. It was enlarged in 1868 by the purchase of 1 1/8 acres from Robert E. Cleveland. Continue reading “Magnolia Cemetery Historic Marker”
I love spur of the moment adventures! On a recent Saturday evening, my girlfriend and I were sitting on the couch, having our usual indecisive conversation about where we were going to eat dinner, when she showed me some pictures of an old one room Continue reading “Mulberry Chapel Methodist Church”
Daniel Morgan Avenue, named for the famous American Revolutionary general, runs from Pine Street, across Church and St. John Streets, becomes South Daniel Morgan when it crosses West Main, and ends at John B. White, Sr. Boulevard. The historical marker is on Daniel Morgan Avenue, near the intersection of Pine St.
There are tons of books and websites re Continue reading “Daniel Morgan Avenue Historic Marker”