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There are 34 Historic Markers in Spartanburg. I am going to attempt to locate, photograph, and give a brief description of the significance of each one. Wish me luck!
“According to family tradition, this house was built in 1854 by the Bivings family, local textile pioneers. In 1869 the house was purchased by John H. Evins (1830-1884). Confederate Lieutenant Colonel, State Legislator, Mayor of Spartanburg, and U.S. Congressman (1877-1884). The house was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970”. Continue reading “Evins-Bivings House Historic Marker”
The Calvary Church Historic Marker is located on Highway 150, between Pauline and Pacolet. This same stretch of road is where you will also find the Glenn Springs Historic Marker.
The marker reads: Continue reading “Calvary Church Historic Marker, Spartanburg South Carolina”
The National Association of Soil Conservation Districts Historic Marker is at the corner of West St. John Street and North Church Street in downtown Spartanburg and reads:
“The first office of the National Association of Soil Conservation Districts (NASCD) was located in the Montgomery Building on N. Church St. from 1946 to 1947. Soil conservation, with its focus on reducing erosion and flooding, became a nationwide effort during the Depression and gained additional funding and resources in the years just after World War II. The NASCD, organized in Chicago in 1946, elected E.C. McArthur of Gaffney, S.C., its first president. McArthur was instrumental in creating the NASCD as a national voice for soil conservation districts. T.S. Buie, director of the Southeast Office of the Soil Conservation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provided office space for the NASCD here.” Continue reading “National Association of Soil Conservation Districts Historic Marker”
“Organized in 1837 as the first congregation of any denomination in Spartanburg, when this site was deeded to nine trustees. Services began in early 1838. Original frame meeting house with belfry was replaced in 1854 by a larger brick church. The present Gothic Revival sanctuary, built in 1886 and described as “an ornament to our town,’ was enlarged in 1897 & 1910.” Continue reading “Central Methodist Church Historic Marker, Spartanburg, South Carolina”
I didn’t know this until I started researching for this post, but there are several mineral springs in the upstate of South Carolina, and Glenn Springs is the most well known. The Historical Marker for Glenn Springs is located Continue reading “Glenn Springs Historic Marker”