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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8M9_spartanburg-methodist-college_Spartanburg-SC.html
While minister of Duncan Memorial Methodist Church, the Rev. David E. Camak established the Textile Industrial Institute in the dwelling across the street to educate cotton mill workers. The institute opened Sept. 5, 1911, and its operation was so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8J8_early-iron-works_Spartanburg-SC.html
Near here on Lawson's Fork, during the American Revolution, the S.C. government as part of the war effort supported Joseph Buffington, William Wofford, and others in the construction of an iron works. It became a well-known landmark and the scene …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7B8_colonel-warren-h-abernathy-highway_Spartanburg-SC.html
Name in honor of Warren H. Abernathyfor his outstanding and distinguishedservice to the State of South Carolinaas State Director for U.S. SenatorStrom Thurmond for over 44 years.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D8_calvary-church-glenn-springs_Spartanburg-SC.html
Calvary ChurchThe Reverend John D. McCullough was the first rector of this Episcopal Church, which was established in 1848. The original building, consecrated in 1850, stood at the cemetery about 1/2 mile to the north. The congregation's present h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CS_dexter-edgar-converse_Spartanburg-SC.html
[Front Inscription]:Founder of this CollegeBorn in Swanton, VermontApril 21, 1829Died in Spartanburg, South CarolinaOctober 4, 1899[Reverse Inscription]:"Oh, it is great — and thereis no other greatness — to makeone nook of God's creat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CQ_daniel-morgan-avenue_Spartanburg-SC.html
This street is named for General Daniel Morgan (1736-1802). Revolutionary war leader whose victory at Cowpens on January 17, 1781, was one of the significant events of that war. Daniel Morgan served as a wagoner on Gen. Braddock's expedition in 17…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6CH_hampton-heights-historic-district_Spartanburg-SC.html
Located one block west, this historic district was entered in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 because of its historical and architectural significance as an example of an intact early twentieth-century neighborhood. A number of po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6C1_evins-bivings-house_Spartanburg-SC.html
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, major of Spartanburg, and U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6BW_wofford-college_Spartanburg-SC.html
Wofford College, charted in 1851, was established by a $100,000 bequest from the Rev. Benjamin Wofford of Spartanburg, who envisioned a college for 'literary, classical, and scientific education' affiliated with the Methodist Church. The college o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6BU_grave-of-william-walker-magnolia-cemetery_Spartanburg-SC.html
Grave of William Walker William "Singin' Billy" Walker (1809-1875) was the author of Southern Harmony, a collection of religious music employing shaped musical notes to aid those who could not read standard musical notation. He later published the…