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 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”
Early Iron Works Historic Marker
Have you ever seen any of the Historical Markers on the side of the road? Yeah, me too! Have you ever stopped and read any of them? Nah, me either. Continue reading “Early Iron Works Historic Marker”
Pink Anderson’s Grave
Have you ever wondered how Pink Floyd got their name? Well pull up a chair and I’ll tell you a story about an iconic British rock and roll band, an old blues musician, and…Spartanburg?
According to Syd Barrett, singer/songwriter/guitarist Continue reading “Pink Anderson’s Grave”
Battle of Gettysburg
Painting by James Walker
“Woah”!
They say that first impressions are everything, and when I rounded the corner and first laid eyes on James Walker’s “The Battle of Gettysburg: Repulse of Longstreet’s Assault”, “Woah” was my first thought. Continue reading “Battle of Gettysburg”