The Adventures of a Boy and His Beard
“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”
When Reverend Benjamin Wofford died in 1850, he bequeathed $100,000 to “establish a college of literary, classical, and scientific education to be located in my native district and to be under the Continue reading “Wofford College Historic Marker”
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”
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”