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1600-10-11
Spartansburg History is work in progress. I welcome any photos, stories, articles or other historical items. I will care for…
1814-08-02
PLEASE NOTE: This post is a brief overview of the lives of Patrick and Hugh Fitzpatrick. For a more detailed…
1829-04-23
1839 map of Crawford County showing alignment of townships at that time Sparta Township was originally a part of Mead…
1830-06-09
The first log home in Spartansburg was built on the East side of Oil Creek by Abraham Blakeslee.
1831-07-09
This is a mill similar to what Akins might have built. In the 1830's The Akins brothers, Andrew and Aaron,…
1832-01-10
Platt's Mill on Mill Street beside the dam is the longest operating business site in Spartansburg. It was the original…
1837-08-09
Woolen manufacturing was among the earliest and longest lasting businesses in Spartansburg. As early as 1837, nearly 20 years before…
1862-05-01
The Oil Creek Railroad received a Charted in 1860. It was to connect to the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad and…
1862-06-10
The first school in Spartansburg town limits was built on land donated by the Akins on the east side of…
1874-03-24
The 1874 version of the Crawford County Directory provided a list of residents of Sparta Township and Spartansburg Borough. The…
1876-08-01
Spartansburg Main Street in the 1870s Spartansburg was a flourishing village in the 1870's. The population was growing and businesses…
1877-01-01
The Methodist Church building remains in its original location on Main Street. The organization of the Methodist Episcopal Congregation happened…
1878-03-07
Spartansburg has suffered three major fires in the town business district. The first fire occurred in 1878 and destroyed homes…
1882-03-04
In 1882, a bank was organized in Spartansburg. The bank was a private bank with no state or federal backing. …
1885-02-28
The first copy of the "Spartansburgh" Sentinel was 2 pages and issued on February 28, 1885. The Editor was…
1892-06-05
On June 5th, 1892, the abundance of rain that had fallen on Spartansburg and the nearby areas proved to be…
1905-01-14
Only seven years after the destructive fire of 1898 which burned the north side of Main Street, the quiet of…
1921-10-20
Spartansburg folks enjoy celebrating. Parades, carnivals, dances, dinners, picnics and gatherings of all sorts have been reported since the late…
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