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Spartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The 2000 census recorded its population to be 253,791; in 2007, the U.S....
, South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
, United States
United States

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. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina.

Spartanburg is located 98 miles (158 km) northwest of Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 116,278 according to the United States Census, 2000 ....
, 80 miles (130 km) west of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
, and about 190 miles (300 km) northeast of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
. Spartanburg's population was 39,673 at the 2000 census. However, as is typical with South Carolina cities, the urbanized area of the city is much larger at almost 150,000 (according to 2000 U.S.






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Spartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Spartanburg County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The 2000 census recorded its population to be 253,791; in 2007, the U.S....
, South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina.

Spartanburg is located 98 miles (158 km) northwest of Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 116,278 according to the United States Census, 2000 ....
, 80 miles (130 km) west of Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
, and about 190 miles (300 km) northeast of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
. Spartanburg's population was 39,673 at the 2000 census. However, as is typical with South Carolina cities, the urbanized area of the city is much larger at almost 150,000 (according to 2000 U.S. Census Bureau figures), because it is difficult for cities to annex surrounding unincorporated land in South Carolina. It is the principal city of the Spartanburg Metropolitan Statistical Area (population 266,809) which is included in the greater Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville County, SC and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin, South Carolina-Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area ....
-Spartanburg-Anderson
Anderson, South Carolina

Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 25,514 at the United States Census, 2000, and the city was the center of an urbanized area of 70,530....
 Combined Statistical Area
Combined Statistical Area

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 (population 1,203,795 according to 2006 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau). Zip Code: 29302

History

This region of the Carolina Piedmont was for centuries a cherished hunting ground of the Catawba
Catawba (tribe)

The Catawba are a sovereign and recognized nation, not a tribe, of Native Americans in the United States, in the Southeast United States, along the border between North Carolina and South Carolina....
 and Cherokee
Cherokee

The Cherokee are a Native Americans in the United States people orginally from the Southeastern United States . They are linguistically connected to speakers of the Iroquoian language....
 tribes, which occupied land east and west of this area, respectively. This distant heritage can be glimpsed in some of the remaining natural features, often neglected and in need of help, that dot the landscape.

  • Lawson’s Fork Creek, a tributary of the Pacolet River
    Pacolet River

    The Pacolet River is a tributary of the Broad River , about 50 miles long, in northwestern South Carolina in the United States . One of its principal headwaters tributaries also drains a small portion of western North Carolina....
    , was once known for its plentiful wildlife and crystal clear waters. Parks and woodlands line much of its banks (which lie entirely within Spartanburg County) and rocky shoals and natural waterfalls can be found throughout its course. It stretches from the northern end of the county to the southern end, where it empties into the Pacolet.
  • The Cottonwood Trail is a walking trail that runs along part of Lawson’s Fork. The trail includes picnic areas, a raised path over an extensive wetlands area and access to sporadic sandbars. It is used frequently by cyclists, joggers and walkers and is located just east of downtown. Since the Lawson's Fork floodplain is not suitable for development, it has remained home to much of the wildlife for which this entire area was once known. Larger animals that can be found here include the white-tailed deer
    White-tailed Deer

    File:Wtdfishwild.jpgThe white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to all but five states in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and northern portions of South America as far south as Peru....
    , raccoon
    Raccoon

    Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most widespread species, the Raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are considerably lesser-known....
    , wild turkey
    Wild Turkey

    The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is one of two species of turkey , the other being the Ocellated Turkey, found in Central America....
    , pileated woodpecker
    Pileated Woodpecker

    The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large North American woodpecker.Adults are mainly black with a red crest and a white line down the sides of the throat....
     and snapping turtle.
  • Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve is located in the midst of an urban environment, but is a welcome oasis of natural beauty. The pet project of a retired social activist, Hatcher Garden has been transformed from an eroding gully into a thick woods and flower garden and serves as a haven for birds and other wildlife.


Early European settlers to this area included French fur trappers, English woodsmen, and Scots-Irish farmers. Few remnants remain of these early pioneering days, but traces can be found, particularly in the more rural areas of the county.
  • Walnut Grove Plantation
    Walnut Grove Plantation

    Walnut Grove Plantation, the home of Charles and Mary Moore, was built in 1765 on a land grant given by George III of the United Kingdom. The property is located in Roebuck, South Carolina in Spartanburg, South Carolina....
    , an 18th-century farmhouse, has been diligently preserved by the Spartanburg County Historical Association. The site of a locally-famous skirmish during the American Revolutionary War, it was the home of the Moore family. One of the Moore daughters, Kate Barry
    Kate Barry

    Margaret Catharine Moore , later known as Kate Barry, was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War. She was daughter of Charles and Mary Moore, and the eldest of ten children....
    , famously warned American troops of the British advance immediately before the Battle of Cowpens
    Battle of Cowpens

    }|-||}The Battle of Cowpens was an decisive victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War of the American Revolutionary War....
    , contributing greatly to the American victory. The plantation lies south of Spartanburg near the town of Roebuck and is open to the public for tours as well as during annual festivals.
  • The Seay House, another 18th-century home, is a better representative of the typical pioneer home. Its single stone fireplace and simple construction were common traits associated with farmsteads from this period
  • The Price House, the third 18th-century home maintained by the Historical Association, is unique. Its sturdy Flemish-bond brick construction and three stories are less widespread for this area. By carefully examining the original inventory lists of the house, the Historical Association has been able to retrieve period pieces that approximate the original contents of the house.


Morgansquare
First established in the 1780s as a courthouse village, Spartanburg is thought to have been named after the Spartan regiment of the South Carolina Militia. The city of Spartanburg was incorporated in 1831, when the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Cowpens

}|-||}The Battle of Cowpens was an decisive victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War of the American Revolutionary War....
, a pivotal battle of the American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
 that took place only a few miles away, was celebrated. The city’s streets and architectural record reflect the changes of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
  • Morgan Square, the city’s primary downtown hub, is the original courthouse village. It was founded adjacent to a small spring (now underground) on the western slope of a ridge, which forms the border of the Tyger and Pacolet River watersheds. The square's name derives from Daniel Morgan
    Daniel Morgan

    Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of the most gifted battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War, he later commanded the troops that suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion....
    , the general who commanded the American forces at the Battle of Cowpens
    Battle of Cowpens

    }|-||}The Battle of Cowpens was an decisive victory by American Revolutionary forces under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War of the American Revolutionary War....
    . A statue of Morgan (visible atop the pillar at right in the photo) was placed in the square in 1881. The oldest existing buildings on the square date to the 1880s. It is now a thriving center for daytime commerce as well as nightlife.
  • The Magnolia Street Train Depot is one of the older buildings in the city and stands as a reminder of Spartanburg’s old nickname “the Hub City,” referring to the many transportation routes that connected Spartanburg with cities throughout the region. It is now the home of the Amtrak
    Amtrak

    The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
     station, the Visitor’s Bureau and the Hub City Farmers' Market.
  • Hampton Heights Historic District
    Hampton Heights

    Hampton Heights is a neighborhood and historic district located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Although the oldest existing home of the neighborhood dates to 1885, the majority of the homes in the neighborhood are from the 1900s to the 1930s....
     is the city's oldest downtown neighborhood, located a couple of blocks south of Morgan Square. Architectural styles in this neighborhood range from large Queen Anne
    Queen Anne Style architecture

    The Queen Anne Style is a furniture and decoration style that reached its greatest popularity in the last quarter of the 19th century, manifesting itself in a number of different ways in different countries....
     and Neo-classical
    Neoclassical architecture

    Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism that began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo style of anti-tectonic naturalistic ornament, and an outgrowth of some classicizing features of Baroque architecture....
     homes to cozy early-twentieth century bungalows. Although neglected for many years, this neighborhood is undergoing a renaissance thanks to active residents and the , a non-profit organization that is slowly restoring the neighborhood.


Cotton mills have abounded in the Spartanburg area since 1816, earning Spartanburg the reputation as the "Lowell of the South." Although there were relatively few mills in the area before the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
, new technological advances that simplified the work, northern capital, and out-migration from the poor farms created a wave of postbellum mill development here and in much of the piedmont South. Additionally, the abundant streams and rivers in the area are just beginning their descent towards the lower-lying Midlands region. In many places, these waterways descend abruptly, providing a source for plentiful waterpower. Cotton mills were built along these rivers to harness this power and so began the region’s servitude to King Cotton. These mills, their owners and their laborers dominated the politics and economy of the region for nearly a century. Although nearly all abandoned, many mills remain along the riverbanks, the Piedmont equivalent of Gothic ruins.

Glendalebridge
*Glendale Mill is located off of Lawson’s Fork Creek southeast of the city. Although gutted by fire several years ago, a few towers and smokestacks remain, providing a dramatic backdrop to the dam, shoals and waterfalls of the creek below.
  • Beaumont Mill is located just north of downtown and has recently been renovated to house the Southern Conference headquarters.
  • Converse Mill is located to the east of the city along the Pacolet River and has recently been purchased by a developer whose exact plans for the site have yet to be revealed. The mill was reconstructed in 1903 after a huge flood washed away the original mill.


When the United States entered World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 in 1917, one of the 16 divisional cantonments for the training of National Guard troops, Camp Wadsworth, was established near the town in the vicinity of present Westgate Mall
Westgate Mall

Westgate Mall is the name of several shopping centers:*In the United States:**Westgate Mall , California**Westgate Mall , Idaho**Westgate Mall , Massachusetts...
. Many of South Carolina's troops were trained there in addition to large numbers of troops from New York state. During World War II Camp Croft south of the city trained Army recruits. This is now a South Carolina State park with the same name. Some portions of the park contain the original quonset hut
Quonset hut

A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanised iron having a semicircular cross section. The design was based on the Nissen hut developed by the British during World War I....
s (1/2 metal tube structures).

Geography

Spartanburg is located at (34.946771, -81.927603).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.9 km²), of which, 19.1 square miles (49.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.47%) is water.

The average annual temperature is 60.6 °F (15.9 °C), with the average January temperature being 41.8 °F (5.4 °C) and the average July temperature as 80.5 °F (26.9 °C). There are four distinct but not extreme seasons. Average precipitation is 47.5 inches (1206 mm) and the average growing season is 231 days.

Government

The current mayor, elected in January 2002, is William Barnet III. He was preceded by two-term James Talley in a runoff election. According to the Associated Press, "Talley, who had been mayor for eight years, was supposed to be the only candidate on the ballot, but failed to qualify when officials ruled some of the signatures on his petition were disqualified." Thus, a write-in election was held. Two young boys, Mark Crowley and Russell Teter, also ran in the race and gained 20 votes.

The County Administration Building (this is the old Sears building which was vacated in the mid-1970s when Sears moved to Westgate Mall
Westgate Mall

Westgate Mall is the name of several shopping centers:*In the United States:**Westgate Mall , California**Westgate Mall , Idaho**Westgate Mall , Massachusetts...
 and renovated in the late 1980s or early 1990s) is located at 366 North Church Street. It is across the street from the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium is a large-events venue in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. It was built in 1951 and consists of a 3,217-seat theater with an 83'9"-by-86' stage and a 2,500-seat arena with 13,638 square feet of exhibit space....
. City Hall is located at 145 West Broad St in the downtown vicinity.

Economy

Advanceamerica
Bmwzentrum
Some of these new developments include a nine-floor, 240-room Marriott, the world headquarters of Extended Stay Hotels, the headquarters of Advance America
Payday loan

A payday loan is a small, short-term loan that is intended to cover a borrower's expenses until his or her next payday. The loans are also sometimes referred to as cash advances, though that term can also refer to cash provided against a prearranged line of credit such as a credit card ....
 (see photo), and the headquarters of QS/1 Data Systems
QS/1 Data Systems

QS/1 Data Systems is a division of the J M Smith Corporation, a company founded in 1944 with a current revenue of $2 billion. In 1977, the company recognized healthcare professionals' need for specific software and hardware packages designed to help provide more efficient and effective care for customers and pharmacy patients....
. The world headquarters of Denny's
Denny's

Denny's is a full-service diner/family restaurant chain in the United States. It operates over 2,500 restaurants in the United States , Canada, Cura?ao, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand....
 restaurants is also located in downtown Spartanburg. Numerous other smaller businesses have also moved downtown as a result of this community-wide effort.

The economy of Spartanburg also benefits from the BMW
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
 manufacturing facility located in the western end of Spartanburg County. Manufacturing began in 1996 with certain types of the 3 Series
BMW 3 Series

The BMW 3 Series is an entry-level luxury car/compact executive car manufactured by the German automaker BMW since May 1975. Successor to the BMW New Class, it has been produced in five different generations and in no less than five different car body styles....
 (from the E36
BMW E36

The E36 automobile platform was the basis for the 1991-2000 BMW 3 Series entry-level luxury car / compact executive car. It was the successor to the BMW E30 and was eventually replaced by the BMW E46 in 1999....
 platform) and with the Z3
BMW Z3

The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first new BMW model assembled in the United States. The Z3 was introduced as a 1996 model year vehicle, shortly after being featured in the James Bond movie, GoldenEye....
 roadster. However, a year later when the newer 3 Series (E46
BMW E46

The E46 automobile platform is the fourth generation of BMW's BMW 3 Series entry-level luxury car / compact executive car. The sedan was introduced in 1998 and replaced the BMW E36 sedan the same year....
) platform emerged, BMW decided not to build it at the Spartanburg plant, but instead exclusively manufacture variants of the popular Z4. The plant currently manufactures the X5
BMW X5

The BMW X5 is a mid-size crossover SUV sold by BMW since 1999, making it BMW's first SUV. It features all-wheel drive and is available with a range of gasoline List of BMW engines#Straight-6s and List of BMW engines#V8....
 SAV and X6
BMW X6

The BMW X6 is a mid-size Luxury vehicles Crossover released for sale in the second quarter of 2008 by German automaker BMW. The X6 was marketed as a BMW_Sports_Activity_Series by BMW....
 SAC for the world market. As part of an expansion project announced in March 2008, the plant will add about of assembly space, and it will become the home of the next-generation X3
BMW X3

The BMW X3 is a compact SUV crossover SUV produced by the Germany automaker BMW. The X3 was the second vehicle to be classified by BMW as a BMW_Sports_Activity_Series....
 SAV.

Spartanburg is also home to the world headquarters and research facility for Milliken & Company. With over 12,000 associates located at more than 60 facilities worldwide, Milliken
Milliken & Co.

Milliken & Company is one of the largest privately held textile manufacturers in the world. It was selected by Fortune magazine as the ?Best Company to Work For? and by Ethisphere magazine as one of the ?World?s Most Ethical Companies.? The current Chairman of the Board is Roger Milliken, whose grandfather, Seth Milliken, founded the company...
 is one of the largest privately held textile and chemical manufacturers in the world. Milliken is consistently recognized as an industry leader, and has received numerous awards for its leadership and contributions in the areas of quality (including the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson,, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987 - Public Law 100-107 and named for Howard...
), safety, and innovation. Milliken has also been recognized as one of the top employers in the U.S.; it was in FORTUNE Magazine’s 2004, 2006 and 2007 lists of the “100 Best Companies to Work For”.

Spartanburg is serviced by two airports: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport, a small, mostly private airport, and the larger Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport , also known as GSP International Airport or Roger Milliken Field, is a public airport located in unincorporated area Greenville County, South Carolina and Spartanburg County, South Carolina counties in South Carolina, United States, 3 miles south of central Greer, South Carolina; the...
 (GSP) that services most major airlines.

Education


College town

Spartanburg is a , and it has six institutions of higher learning:
  • The University of South Carolina Upstate
    University of South Carolina Upstate

    The University of South Carolina Upstate is a public university located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Formerly known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the school changed its name in the summer of 2004....
     (formerly known as University of South Carolina Spartanburg, or USCS
    University of South Carolina Upstate

    The University of South Carolina Upstate is a public university located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Formerly known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the school changed its name in the summer of 2004....
    ).
  • Converse College
    Converse College

    Converse is a is a Liberal arts colleges in the United States Women's Colleges in the Southern United States in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Its 750 undergraduates come from throughout the United States and the world for the challenging liberal arts curriculum, century-old honor tradition, and Daniels Center for Leadership and Service....
     - A private women's liberal arts college.
  • Spartanburg Methodist College
    Spartanburg Methodist College

    Spartanburg Methodist College is a private, two-year institution of higher learning, or junior college, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It is the only independent, regionally-accredited, residential two-year college in South Carolina....
     - The only 2 year, private, residential college in the state.
  • Spartanburg Community College
    Spartanburg Community College

    Spartanburg Community College , is a public, suburban, two-year comprehensive, open-admission institution of higher education serving the citizens of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Cherokee County, South Carolina, and Union County, South Carolina counties in Upstate South Carolina South Carolina....
  • - South Carolina's only chiropractic college
  • Wofford College
    Wofford College

    Wofford College is a small liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, South Carolina. Wofford was founded in 1854 with a bequest of $100,000 from the Rev....
     - Founded in 1854, Wofford is a Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 1450 students.


Public and private schools

Spartanburg is served by the Spartanburg County School System, which is divided into seven individual districts. Some of the districts share a vocational school. The city of Spartanburg is located in primarily in District 7 of and partially in District 6.


Spartanburg is home to Spartanburg Christian Academy
Spartanburg Christian Academy

Spartanburg Christian Academy Spartanburg Christian Academy is a fast-growing school located in Spartanburg, SC. It consists of K5 through 12th grade....
, one of the fastest-growing K-12 private schools in the Upstate of South Carolina. SCA is the current champion in the "Battle of the Brains" and is the current 2-A (SCISA) State Champion in men's varsity basketball, women's cross-country, and women's varsity volleyball.

Spartanburg also holds the Spartanburg Day School
Spartanburg Day School

Spartanburg Day School is a private K-12 school, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It consists of a lower school for 1st-4th graders, a middle school for 5th-8th graders, and an upper school for 9th-12th graders....
, a K-12 private school with multiple recent state championships in several sports. Its headmaster is Chris Dorrance.

Spartanburg is home to Oakbrook Preparatory School, a K-12 private school that is known for its dedication to excellence in both sports and education. It is under the leadership of Mr. Steve Smith.

Spartanburg is home to the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind.

Spartanburg is home to [St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School] which is located in downtown Spartanburg. It is affiliated with the Diocese of Charleston.

Spartanburg is also home to School District Four, Woodruff School District, Woodruff,S.C.. Woodruff High School is ranked in the top 10 best schools in the Nation by U.S. News and World Report.

Healthcare

Spartanburg County’s healthcare is anchored by the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. Spartanburg Regional
Spartanburg Regional

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System is one of South Carolina?s largest healthcare systems with 588 beds. It serves Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union counties in South Carolina, and Polk and Rutherford counties in North Carolina....
 is a public, not-for-profit, integrated health care delivery system anchored by Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, a 588-bed teaching and research hospital. SRHS provides healthcare services to a five-county area in North and South Carolina, serving an Upstate medical population of more than 300,000 people.

Spartanburg Regional has more than 500 physicians on staff. Among its most recognized departments are the Regional Heart Center, offering 36 intensive care and 64 telemetry beds; the Gibbs Regional Cancer Center, a cancer research and treatment center; the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; the Center for Women; and a Level 1 Trauma Center equipped to treat any type of injury. Connected to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, the six-story Regional Outpatient Center houses outpatient diagnostic, laboratory and surgical procedures such as same-day surgery, mammography, MRI and CT scans.

In 1925, Dr. Hugh Ratchford Black opened a 35-bed facility named in honor of his wife, Mary Black. The current Skylyn Drive facility opened in 1968, and today, the campus features a modern medical facility. The medical staff consists of more than 350 physicians representing all specialties. Mary Black Physician Group has over 100 employed physicians in more than 30 locations.

Some key development projects within Mary Black Health System include the creation of a Diagnostic Center, the Women’s Pavilion, Peachview Medical Park in Gaffney and Squire’s Point medical offices in Duncan. The Diagnostic Center features cardiac catheterization, vascular imaging, nuclear medicine and ultrasound equipment, MRI and a LightSpeed CT scanner. Peachview Medical Park has expanded to include internal medicine, physical therapy, occupational medicine, expanded diagnostic care, urgent care and rotating specialists. Squire's Pointe is a -facility in Duncan that provides pediatric and family medical care.

Attractions

Spartanburg is home to many events throughout the year:
  • , an outdoor market held Saturday mornings from 7:00am - 12:00pm during the summer and fall on the grounds of the historic Magnolia Street Train Station, showcasing local (often organic) produce and goods.
  • Spring Fling, a weekend festival typically held the first Saturday of May, has many live artists, rides, and other assorted attractions.
  • The Annual Sidewalk Arts Show, an open, juried art exhibition held concurrently with The International Festival on the first Saturday in October.
  • The International Festival, an event showcasing culture and cuisine from countries around the globe held at Barnet Park on the first Saturday in October.
  • Music on Main, a street concert event held every Thursday (April through August) downtown.
  • Jamboread Reading Festival
  • The Greek Festival, a major street festival that is held in the fall by the local Greek community. It offers Greek food and cultural activities, and is the sister festival to the Greek Festival held every spring in Greenville
    Greenville, South Carolina

    Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville County, SC and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin, South Carolina-Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area ....
    .
  • Dickens of a Christmas, a Victorian holiday event held annually in downtown Spartanburg on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.
  • Festifall, an historical celebration held on the grounds of the 18th-century Walnut Grove Plantation in October, featuring demonstrations and reenactments.
  • Taste of the Backcountry, an historical celebration held on the grounds of the 18th-century Price House in April, featuring food samples and demonstrations.
  • Spartanburg Bands Together, a music festival at Barnet Park to raise money for good causes.
Other attractions include:
  • which has hosted over 22 national and international ballet companies.
  • Several golf courses, including two private 18-hole courses at the Country Club of Spartanburg and the Carolina Country Club.
  • The annual Miss South Carolina Pageant
  • Cowpens National Battlefield
    Cowpens National Battlefield

    Cowpens National Battlefield is a unit of the National Park Service just east of Chesnee, South Carolina, not far from the North Carolina state line....


Sports

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Spartanburg is host to the NFL's Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, representing both North Carolina and South Carolina in the National Football League....
 Training Camp each year at Wofford College
Wofford College

Wofford College is a small liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, South Carolina. Wofford was founded in 1854 with a bequest of $100,000 from the Rev....
's Gibbs Stadium.

Historic Duncan Park Stadium
Duncan Park

Duncan Park is a stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was primarily used for baseball and was most recently the home of the Spartanburg Spinners....
 was once home to the in the and the in the and is the oldest minor league baseball stadium in the country. It now is the home stadium for the baseball and softball teams of Spartanburg High School
Spartanburg High School

Spartanburg High School is part of Spartanburg County School District No. 7. Spartan High, as it's known, has an outstanding history of excellence in academics and athletics....
 Vikings.

USC Upstate Spartans, Spartanburg Methodist College Pioneers, and the Wofford College Terriers offer a variety of sports for both men and women. Eddie Payne, former coach of Oregon State and East Carolina is the Head Coach of the USC Upstate Basketball team, which enters its first year of Division I Play in the Atlantic Sun Conference

The Southern Conference
Southern Conference

The Southern Conference is a list of college athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Southern Conference American football teams compete in the Division I#Football Championship Subdivision ....
 of the NCAA is headquartered in Spartanburg.

Spartanburg is also located an hour away from the Clemson
Clemson University

Clemson University is a state university , coeducational, Land-grant_university, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States....
 Tigers and about an hour and a half away from the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina

The University of South Carolina is a state university , co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States....
 Gamecocks.

Upward Unlimited, a Christian-based sports organization for kids, is also headquartered in Spartanburg.

Arts/Culture

Despite its size as a small city, Spartanburg has, throughout its history, been a fruitful home to a creative community. Cultural events and institutions abound in the city and county and consistently draw large crowds.
  • The Chapman Cultural Center , Spartanburg's cultural anchor for history, art, theatre, dance, music, and science, is located in a three building complex on the northern edge of downtown. Opened in October 2007, the Center was designed by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services of Washington, D.C. It houses the Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg County Regional History Museum, Science Center, Little Theatre, Ballet, Music Foundation, and other groups that were formerly located in The Arts Center on South Spring Street. It is owned and operated by The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting srts and cultural agencies in Spartanburg County.
  • The Showroom, the home of Hub-Bub and The Hub City Writers’ Project , is a new center for progressive arts in the community. It houses a gallery, film screen, stage, and concert venue and is home to a nationally-recognized artist residency program. Hub-Bub is the creative effort responsible for the founding of The Showroom and, as a project goal, seeks to attract and retain creative talent in the community. It was launched in March 2005 by the Hub City Writers Project with assistance from private donors and the city of Spartanburg. The Hub City Writers’ Project has been active since 1995 and serves the community as a local publishing company.
  • Converse College is a nationally known four-year liberal arts institution recognized for its strong music and visual art programs. It hosts events open to the community throughout the year. Twitchell Auditorium is also located on the campus of Converse College. Home of the Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Twitchell Auditorium has served as hosts to other groups such as The Spartanburg All-County High School Band and Boston Brass. Twitchell Auditorium was built in 1899 and renovated for the school's centennial celebration in 1989. Famous for its acoustics, the 1500-seat auditorium is home to a 57-rank Casavant Freres organ with 2,600+ pipes.
  • Wofford College is a similarly prestigious liberal arts college with particularly strong theatre and creative writing departments.
  • The Spartanburg County Public Library Headquarters , housed in an innovative building on South Church Street is home to a voluminous collection of fiction, nonfiction, children’s literature, A/V materials and items relating to local history and genealogy. Additionally, the library hosts many meetings, concerts and presentations.
  • The Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium
    Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

    Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium is a large-events venue in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. It was built in 1951 and consists of a 3,217-seat theater with an 83'9"-by-86' stage and a 2,500-seat arena with 13,638 square feet of exhibit space....
     is located on N. Church Street, across from the municipal building in the northwest end of the city of Spartanburg. The "SMA" has hosted various famous acts such as Billy Joel, David Copperfield, Lewis Grizzard, Harry Connick Jr., Gerald Lavert, Dave Chappelle, Jerry Seinfeld, Phish, A Prairie Home Companion, and many others. Originally built in an Art Deco style and was renovated ca. 2002 including a new facade and backstage with loading area.


Media

  • Spartanburg's primary newspaper is the Herald-Journal, a member of the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. The paper is on the Web at
  • The Spartanburg Journal is a weekly newspaper that is part of a Community Journal group that also has editions in Greenville and Anderson.
  • "Root" is a non-profit quarterly newspaper written, edited, designed, and published entirely by volunteers. The focus in on stories that convey an "uncommon kindness." Topics generally include animal and eco advocacy, social justice, spirituality, and compassionate use of creative arts. PDFs of all issues are archived online at
  • The Spartan Weekly News is a weekly newspaper with offices located in downtown Spartanburg. The paper covers all of Spartanburg County with an emphasis on the City of Spartanburg, and its coverage focuses on items of community interest and well as news from around the upstate of South Carolina.
  • Is a young reader (20s-30s) newsweekly in the Upstate of South Carolina, which includes Greenville
    Greenville

    Greenville is the name of several places:In Canada:* Laxgalts'ap, British Columbia, formerly named Greenville*Greenville, Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth County...
    , Spartanburg and Anderson
    Anderson

    Anderson may refer to:...
    . The weekly publication began in January 2004. Link continues to be a print publication, but its Web site ceased operation in 2008. Its new Web site is run by Chicago-based Metromix
    Metromix

    Metromix is a joint venture between newspaper publishers Tribune Co. and Gannett. A guide to local restaurants, bars and clubs, events, concerts and movies, Metromix is currently available in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and six other large markets on the East Coast....
    .


Spartanburg is part of the much greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-Asheville DMA which is the nation's 35th largest and is served by the following major network television affiliates:

WYFF 4 (NBC)

WSPA
WSPA-TV

WSPA-TV, channel 7, is the CBS-affiliated television station for western North Carolina and South Carolina. It is licensed to Spartanburg, South Carolina; with its transmitter is located on Hogback Mountain in South Carolina southwest of Tryon, North Carolina....
 7 (CBS)

WLOS 13 (ABC)

WHNS 21 (FOX
Fox

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)

WMYA
WMYA-TV

WMYA-TV, virtual channel 40 , is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for western North Carolina and South Carolina that is licensed to Anderson, South Carolina....
 40 (My Network TV
MyNetworkTV

MyNetworkTV is a television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation. It is the lowest-rated of the six major US English-language commercial broadcast networks....
)

WYCW 62 (The CW Network
The CW Television Network

The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-07 United States network television schedule....
).

Transportation

Spartanburg is located along the Interstate 85
Interstate 85

Interstate 85 is a major Interstate Highway in the southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an intersection with Interstate 65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus intersects with Interstate 95 in Virginia in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond, Virginia....
 corridor, between Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
 and Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville County, SC and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin, South Carolina-Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area ....
. Two spurs of Interstate 85 are located in the area: Interstate 585
Interstate 585

Interstate 585 stretches from an Interstate 85 Business to Spartanburg, South Carolina. I-585 is co-signed the entire length with U.S. Highway 176 and uses US 176's exit number system instead of its own....
, which morphs into N. Pine Street/US Highway 176. Interstate 26 runs through the county that connects Columbia, South Carolina and Asheville, North Carolina.

Spartanburg has access to two airports.
  • The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
    Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

    Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport , also known as GSP International Airport or Roger Milliken Field, is a public airport located in unincorporated area Greenville County, South Carolina and Spartanburg County, South Carolina counties in South Carolina, United States, 3 miles south of central Greer, South Carolina; the...
     (GSP) lies mostly in Spartanburg County in suburban Greer
    Greer, South Carolina

    Greer is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina and Spartanburg County, South Carolina counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, between Greenville, South Carolina and Spartanburg, South Carolina....
    , and it serves Greenville
    Greenville, South Carolina

    Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville County, SC and the principal city in the Greenville-Mauldin, South Carolina-Easley, South Carolina Greenville-Mauldin-Easley metropolitan area ....
     as well as Spartanburg. Greenville-Spartanburg International is the state's busiest airport.
  • The (SPA) is owned and operated by the City, and lies south of town.


Spartanburg is served by the or SPARTA. SPARTA serves the City of Spartanburg and the surrounding urbanized area with 8 routes leading to a wide variety of destinations. The new SPARTA Passenger Center is located at 100 North Liberty St.

Amtrak
Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
's Crescent train
Crescent (Amtrak)

The Crescent is a passenger train operated by Amtrak in the eastern part of the United States. It runs daily from Pennsylvania Station in New York City to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans, Louisiana as train 19 and returns on the same route as train 20....
 connects Spartanburg with the cities of New York
New York City

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, Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore is an independent city and the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland in the United States. Baltimore is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay....
, Washington
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
,Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city, by population, in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County, North Carolina and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region....
,Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
, Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the Capital and most populous city in Georgia , as well as the 33rd largest city in the United States of America with a population of 519,145....
, Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in the United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It also includes part of Shelby County, Alabama....
 and New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
. The Amtrak station
Spartanburg (Amtrak station)

The Spartanburg Amtrak Station, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, is served by the Crescent passenger train. The street address is 290 Magnolia Street....
 is situated at 290 Magnolia Street.

Demographics

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As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 39,673 people, 15,989 households, and 9,721 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 2,066.3 people per square mile (799.9/km²). There were 17,696 housing units at an average density of 923.9/sq mi (356.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.55% African American, 47.15% White, 0.18% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.76% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.

There were 15,989 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.0% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 23.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.9 The median income for a household in the city was $28,735, and the median income for a family was $36,108. Males had a median income of $30,587 versus $23,256 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $18,136. About 19.4% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Environment


In 2002, Spartanburg county ranked among the worst 10% of all counties in the U.S. in terms of air releases of recognized developmental toxins. The top ten polluters by pounds of toxins detected were: Kohler Company
Kohler Company

The Kohler Company is a manufacturing company in Kohler, Wisconsin best known for its plumbing products. Kohler also manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, Electrical generator, and fine chocolates....
, Spartanburg, 506,940 pounds; RR Donnelley & Sons, Spartanburg 356,006 pounds; Reeves Brothers Inc. Printing Prods. Group, Spartanburg, 211,727 pounds; Artevacialties S.A.R.L. (DBA Kosa - Spartanburg), 206,576, pounds; BMW Manufacturing Corp.
BMW

, is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....
, Greer 180,071 pounds; Intelicoat Techs L.L.C., Spartanburg 47,046 pounds; H & R Industries Inc. Southeast, Spartanburg 45,577 pounds; Springs Industries Lyman Printing & Finishing, Lyman 36,177 pounds; Johns Manville, Spartanburg 30,640 pounds; and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Spartanburg 30,083 pounds of toxins. Also in 2002, the major pollutants in reported pounds were Toluene
Toluene

Toluene, also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane, is a clear, Water -insoluble liquid with the typical smell of paint thinners, redolent of the sweet smell of the related compound benzene....
 589,400 pounds, Styrene
Styrene

Styrene, also known as vinyl benzene as well as many other names , is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH=CH2....
 443,068 pounds, Glycol Ethers
Glycol Ethers

Glycol ethers are a group of solvents based on alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol commonly used in paints. These solvents typically have higher boiling point, together with the favorable solvent properties of lower molecular weight ethers and alcohols....
 112,894 pounds, Methanol
Methanol

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol, carbinol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits, is a chemical compound with chemical formula carbonhydrogen3oxygenhydrogen ....
 80,822 pounds, Biphenyl
Biphenyl

Biphenyl is an organic compound that forms colorless crystals. It has a distinctively pleasant smell. Biphenyl is an aromatic hydrocarbon with a molecular formula 2....
 76,871 pounds, Zinc
Zinc

Zinc is a metallic chemical element with the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is a first-row transition metal of the group 12 element of the periodic table....
 Compounds 65,304 pounds, Ammonia
Ammonia

Ammonia is a chemical compound with the chemical formula nitrogenhydrogen. It is normally encountered as a gas with a characteristic pungent odor....
 61,238 pounds, Chlorodifluoromethane
Chlorodifluoromethane

Chlorodifluoromethane or difluoromonochloromethane is a hydrochlorofluorocarbon . It is better known under its code names of HCFC-22, R-22, Genetron 22 or Freon 22, and is commonly used in air conditioning applications, such as residential split systems in the US, rooftop units and window air conditioners....
 54,894 pounds, Methyl Ethyl Ketone 49,644 pounds, and ethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol

Ethylene glycol is an alcohol with two -OH groups , a chemical compound widely used as an automobile antifreeze. In its pure form, it is an odorless, colorless, syrupy, sweet tasting, toxic liquid....
 38,385 pounds.

List of Neighborhoods

  • Andrews Farm
  • Arcadia
  • Arkright
  • Beaumont Mills
  • Ben Avon
  • Boiling Springs
    Boiling Springs

    Boiling Springs is the name of several places in the United States:*Boiling Springs, North Carolina*Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania*Boiling Springs, South Carolina...
  • Bradford Crossing
  • Bradford Place
  • Bradford West
  • Brentwood Hills (now considered a part of Converse Heights)
  • Camelot
  • Camp Croft
  • Canaan
  • Cannons Campground
  • Carolina Country Club
  • Cedar Springs
  • Chesnee
  • Clevedale
  • Cleveland Heights
  • Cleveland Park
  • Clifton
  • Converse
  • Converse Heights
  • Cowpens
  • Drayton
  • Duncan
  • Duncan Park
  • Fairforest
  • Fernwood
  • Fernwood-Glendale Rd.
  • Glendale
  • Glenn-Springs
  • Greenpond
  • Hampton Heights
    Hampton Heights

    Hampton Heights is a neighborhood and historic district located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Although the oldest existing home of the neighborhood dates to 1885, the majority of the homes in the neighborhood are from the 1900s to the 1930s....
     (National Register of Historic Places district)
  • Hawk Creek
  • Hillbrook
  • Hillcrest
  • Hilltop
  • John B. White Sr. Blvd. (Not a neighborhood, but a stretch of State Route 296 from Route 29 to I-26 named in honor of John B White Sr, founder and former owner of the famous Spartanburg Eatery known as "The Beacon". Route 296 in its entirety used to be known as Reidville Rd, the portion of this road west of I-26 remains known as Reidville Rd.)
  • Inman
  • Landrum
  • Londonderry
  • Lyman
  • Mayfair
  • Mistybrook
  • Moore
  • North Spartanburg
  • Oak Forest
  • Pacolet Mills
  • Park Hills
  • Pauline
  • Pierce Acres
  • Poplar Springs
  • Reidville
  • Roebuck
  • Saxon
  • Shadow Lakes
  • Sherwood Acres
  • Shoresbrook
  • Southern Shops
  • Springdale
  • Summerhill
  • Swan Estates
  • Switzer
  • Thornhill
  • Una
  • Union Street
  • Valley Falls
  • Welford
  • Westgate
  • Westview
  • Whitestone
  • Whitney
  • Willowbrook
  • Woodburn Hills
  • Woodland Heights
  • Woodridge
  • Woodruff


Notable residents

  • Bradford Quincy Brooks- owner of Bradford Estates, Bradford Commons, and Bradford West housing complex.
  • John Alexander, born in the Spartanburg District, United States Congressman from Ohio
  • Pink Anderson
    Pink Anderson

    Pinkney "Pink" Anderson was a blues singer and guitarist, born in Laurens, South Carolina, South Carolina....
     (1900-1974) -- Blues Musician; Inspiration for the "Pink" in Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd

    Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
    .
  • David Ball
    David Ball (country musician)

    David Ball is an American country music music artist. Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums on several different labels, including his platinum album certified debut Thinkin' Problem....
     (1953--) -- Country Musician.
  • Kate Barry
    Kate Barry

    Margaret Catharine Moore , later known as Kate Barry, was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War. She was daughter of Charles and Mary Moore, and the eldest of ten children....
     (1752-1823) -- Scout and heroine of the revolution, she warned of the British attack at Cowpens.
  • Elizabeth Bennett
    Elizabeth Bennett

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     (1968-)Theorist and Developer of Peer Abuse Know More! Author of Peer Abuse Know More! Bullying From A Psychological Perspective.
  • James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972)-- Spartanburg lawyer, congressman, senator, Supreme Court Justice (only person to step down off the bench for another federal post -- head the wartime Office of Economic Stabilization), advisor to FDR, Secretary of State to Truman, Governor of SC.
  • Wilson Casey
    Wilson Casey

    Wilson Casey is an United States columnist, book author, entertainer, speaker, and record holder. He earned two Guinness World Records for a thirty-hour live, continuous broadcast on radio station WKDY-AM on January 9 - 10, 1999 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, South Carolina....
     -- Syndicated newspaper columnist and "Trivia" Guinness World Record holder.
  • Theo Constans (19??-2008) -- Leading aquatic engineer of his age
  • Justin "Jay" Faltermeier (1986-2008) -- Singer/Songwriter best known for the song "Mexico on My Mind".
  • Marshall Chapman
    Marshall Chapman

    Marshall Chapman is an American country rock singer/songwriter.She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the daughter of a cotton mill owner....
    -singer songwriter
  • Grits Gresham
    Grits Gresham

    Claude Hamilton "Grits" Gresham, Jr. was an internationally-known United States sportsman, author, photographer and television personality who hosted American Broadcasting Company's The American Sportsman television series from 1966-1979....
     -- sports journalist and host of ABC's The American Sportsman
    The American Sportsman

    The American Sportsman was a television series from 1965 to 1986 on American Broadcasting Company which presented filmed highlights of hunting and/or fishing trips involving the program's hosts and celebrity....
     from 1966-1979, was born in Spartanburg County but lived for years in Natchitoches, Louisiana
    Natchitoches, Louisiana

    Natchitoches is a city in and the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. Established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St....
    .
  • John B. White Sr. (1924?--) -- Founder of the famous Beacon Drive-In. John B. White Boulevard is Dedicated to him.
  • David Daniels
    David Daniels

    David Daniels is an United States countertenor....
     (1966--) -- Countertenor.
  • Kym Shurbutt (1957--) --Musician, Singer/songwriter & comedian, best known as "Bogie" with the Carolina Opry
and as a member of the Lightwood Band featuring the Late Prof. John Cobb, Billy Bridgeman, Doug Cecil and Bruce Allverson.
  • Stephen Davis
    Stephen Davis (American football)

    Stephen Lamont Davis is a retired American football running back in the National Football League....
     - American football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     running back
    Running back

    A running back is the position of a player on an American football or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the History of American football positions#Offensive Backfield....
  • Grace Annette DuPre (1894-1984) -- Renowned South Carolina violinist and portraitist. James F. Byrnes
    James F. Byrnes

    James Francis Byrnes was an United States statesman from the state of South Carolina. During his career, Byrnes served as a member of the United States House of Representatives , as a United States Senate , as Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States , as United States Secretary of State , and as Governor of South Carolina ....
     and Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman

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     were among her subjects.
  • Hank Garland
    Hank Garland

    Walter L. "Hank" Garland was a legendary Nashville, Tennessee studio musician.Born in Cowpens, South Carolina, Garland began playing the guitar at the age of 6....
     (1930-2004) -- Nashville session guitarist. Added unforgettable guitar licks to many now classic recordings, including Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
    's Little Sister, Patsy Cline
    Patsy Cline

    Patsy Cline was an United States country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s....
    's I Fall to Pieces, and the Everly Brothers
    The Everly Brothers

    The Everly Brothers are brothers and top-selling country music-influenced rock and roll performers, known for steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing....
    ' When Will I be Loved. Under his own name, wrote and recorded the number 5 country hit, Sugarfoot Rag.
  • Mark Hammond
    Mark Hammond (politician)

    Mark Hammond , is an United States Republican Party politician from South Carolina. He is currently South Carolina Secretary of State....
     (1963--) -- South Carolina Secretary of State
  • Lee Haney
    Lee Haney

    Lee Haney , is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilding most famous for being the current joint world record holder for winning the most Mr....
     (1951--) -- Eight time Mr. Olympia record holder.
  • Dennis Hayes
    Dennis Hayes

    Dennis Hayes was the founder of Hayes Microcomputer Products, a maker of modems mostly known for introducing the Hayes command set which has subsequently been used in most modems produced to this day....
     (1950--) -- Inventor of the Hayes Modem.
  • Walter Hyatt
    Walter Hyatt

    Walter Hyatt was an American singer and songwriter. His band, known as Uncle Walt's Band, was involved in the music scene in Austin, Texas from its inception and is credited with being the original Americana Artist....
     (1950-1996) -- Country Musician.
  • Joseph T. Johnson
    Joseph T. Johnson

    Joseph Travis Johnson was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Brewerton, South Carolina. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina in 1879....
     (1858-1919) -- United States Representative from South Carolina.
  • Kenneth Law
    Kenneth Law

    Kenneth Law is Associate Professor of violoncello at the Carroll McDaniel Petrie School of Music of Converse College, a liberal arts residential women's college in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA....
     -- cellist
  • Margaret Law (1871-1956) -- Artist who studied with William Merritt Chase
    William Merritt Chase

    William Merritt Chase was an United States Painting known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher....
     and Robert Henri
    Robert Henri

    Robert Henri was an American painter and teacher. He was a leading figure of the Ashcan School in art....
    .
  • Donald Lawrence
    Donald Lawrence

    Donald Lawrence is an United States gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist....
     -- Gospel
    Gospel

    In Christianity, a gospel is generally one of the first four books of the New Testament that describe the birth, life, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus....
     artist
  • Andie MacDowell
    Andie MacDowell

    Rosalie Anderson "Andie" MacDowell is an American model and actress. She is the winner of two Golden Globe Awards....
     - Movie actress and former model (An Embellishment, Andie Lived and was from Gaffney SC)
  • The Marshall Tucker Band
    Marshall Tucker Band

    The Marshall Tucker Band is an United States Southern rock band originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina, South Carolina.The band formed in 1972 with founding members Doug Gray , George McCorkle , Paul Riddle , Jerry Eubanks , and brothers Toy Caldwell and Tommy Caldwell ....
     -- Southern rock band featuring Doug Grey, Jerry Eubanks, Toy Caldwell
    Toy Caldwell

    File:Toy Caldwell.jpgToy Caldwell was a guitar player who played with the Marshall Tucker Band between 1973 and 1983. He later formed the Toy Caldwell Band and released an eponymous CD in 1992; the record was later renamed Son of the South by Southern rock luminary and Caldwell's personal friend, Charlie Daniels....
    , Tommy Caldwell, et al.
  • Marcus McBeth
    Marcus McBeth

    Marcus Andre McBeth is a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox organization. He was selected out of the University of South Carolina in the fourth round of the June 2001 Major League Baseball Draft by the Oakland Athletics as a center fielder....
    , American Baseball Player
  • Roger Milliken
    Roger Milliken

    Roger Milliken is a United States textile heir, whose grandfather founded a small textile company, and as a "factor" ended up acquiring financially strapped cotton mills as well as failed department stores that eventually were merged into the Mercantile Department Store chain....
     (1915--) -- Owner of the largest privately held textile manufacturing firm in the world (Milliken & Co.)
  • Thomas Moore
    Thomas Moore (Congressman)

    Thomas Moore was a member of the United State House of Representatives and planter from South Carolina.Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Moore served in the during the American Revolutionary War, taking part in the Battle of Cowpens at the age of sixteen....
     (1759-1822) -- Born and raised in the Spartanburg District, United States Congressman from South Carolina
    South Carolina

    South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
    .
  • Samuel J. Nicholls
    Samuel J. Nicholls

    Samuel Jones Nicholls was a United States Representative from South Carolina. He was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He attended Bingham Military Institute in Asheville, North Carolina; Wofford College, in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia; and the law department of the University of Chi...
     (1885-1937) was a United States Representative from South Carolina.
  • Cotton Owens -- NASCAR driver and Hall-of-Famer. Earned Pontiac its first NASCAR win.
  • David Pearson
    David Pearson

    David Gene Pearson is a former United States NASCAR racecar champion.Known as the "Silver Fox", he debuted on the NASCAR racing circuit in 1960 and earned NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors that same season....
     (1940--) -- Race car driver.
  • Dustin Honious (1987- present)-- Self made internet gambling millionaire.
  • Bud Moore
    Bud Moore

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     -- NASCAR team owner/ crew chief
  • Donald S. Russell
    Donald S. Russell

    Donald Stuart Russell was a Democratic Party United States Senate from South Carolina. He served from 1965 to 1966. He also served as Governor of South Carolina, 1963-1965....
     (1906-1998) -- Former South Carolina governor, president of the University of South Carolina, US Senator, and member of the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Archibald Rutledge
    Archibald Rutledge

    Archibald Rutledge was a South Carolina poet laureate. He attended the Porter Military Academy, now the exclusive Porter-Gaud School, in Charleston, SC....
     (1883-1973) -- South Carolina poet laureate who resided in Spartanburg for about 20 years.
  • T. Camden Shealy (1700-1810) -- Early Settler and Inventor
  • Ira Tucker
    Ira Tucker

    Ira Tucker Sr. was the lead singer with the American gospel group The Dixie Hummingbirds. He was with The Dixie Hummingbirds for 70 years, from 1938, when he joined at age 13, until his death from cardiovascular disease on June 24, 2008....
     (1925-2008) -- Born and raised in Spartanburg, gospel songwriter and singer, lead singer of legendary gospel group, the Dixie Hummingbirds.
  • William 'Singing Billy' Walker
    William Walker (composer)

    William Walker was a Baptist song leader, shape note "singing school", and compiler of three shape note tunebooks....
     (1809-1875) -- Singing teacher. He produced shape note
    Shape note

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     hymnbooks, including many of his own tunes: The four-shape The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (1835)
    Southern Harmony

    The Southern Harmony is a shape note hymn and tune book compiled by William Walker . The book was released in 1835 under the full title of The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion....
     and seven-shape The Christian Harmony (1866)
    Christian Harmony

    The Christian Harmony is a shape note hymn and tune book compiled by William Walker . The book was released in 1866¹. It is part of the larger tradition of shape note singing....
     were both widely used across the South. Buried in Magnolia Cemetery.
  • General William C. Westmoreland (1914-2005) -- Served in World War II
    World War II

    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
     and the Korean War
    Korean War

    The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953....
     and was senior US military commander in Vietnam
    Vietnam

    Vietnam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea to the east....
    . Was the second Eagle Scout
    Eagle Scout

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     in Troop 1 (BSA
    BSA

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    )
  • Edward Browne
    Edward Browne

    Edward Browne is the name of:*Edward Harold Browne , Bishop of the Church of England*Edward Stevenson Browne , English recipient of the Victoria Cross...
     (1960-Present)-- Successful business owner, public relations coordinator for World's Championship Horse Show
  • Celia Weston
    Celia Weston

    Celia Weston is an United States actor of theatre, film and television, and a Character actor. Professionally, she may be best known for her role as Jolene Hunnicutt on Alice ....
     -- Actress, "Junebug", "In the Bedroom."
  • Ethan Woodward -- Musician


Further reading

  • Cooper. Peter (1997). Hub City Music Makers. Spartanburg, S.C.: Holocene Publishing. ISBN 0-9638731-9-9.
  • Landrum, J.B.O. (1939). History of Spartanburg County.
  • Racine, Philip N. (1999). Seeing Spartanburg. Spartanburg, S.C.: Hub City Writers Project. ISBN 1-891885-10-3.
  • Teter, Betsy Wakefield (Ed.) (2002). Textile Town: Spartanburg, South Carolina. Spartanburg, S.C.: Hub City Writers Project. ISBN 1-891885-28-6. Pp. 346. 40 authors provide a detailed community study, using oral histories, letters, and 200 illustrations and photographs. Central themes include labor strikes, family life in the mill villages, Depression-era hardships, race and desegregation, the boom of WW2 production, and late-twentieth-century deindustrialization.
  • WPA (1939). History of Spartanburg County.


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