Milestones in Spartansburg’s Story
Historical Highlights Timeline
A few important events in Spartansburg’s Past
For a more in-depth look at these events, click on the picture or the title.
About this site (10/11/1600) - Spartansburg History is work in progress. I welcome any photos, stories, articles or other historical items. I will care for… …
Patrick Run-Early Settlers and Murder (8/2/1814) - PLEASE NOTE: This post is a brief overview of the lives of Patrick and Hugh Fitzpatrick. For a more detailed… …
First Home in Spartansburg (6/9/1830) - The first log home in Spartansburg was built on the East side of Oil Creek by Abraham Blakeslee. …
Akins Brothers Begin Business in Spartansburg (7/9/1831) - This is a mill similar to what Akins might have built. In the 1830's The Akins brothers, Andrew and Aaron,… …
Platt’s (Akins, Jude, Eldred and Thompson, Davis and Hyde, Platt & Steadman) Mill (1/10/1832) - Platt's Mill on Mill Street beside the dam is the longest operating business site in Spartansburg. It was the original… …
The Tauber Woolen Mill (Previously Lamb) (8/9/1837) - Woolen manufacturing was among the earliest and longest lasting businesses in Spartansburg. As early as 1837, nearly 20 years before… …
School Building Erected in 1862 (6/10/1862) - The first school in Spartansburg town limits was built on land donated by the Akins on the east side of… …
1874 Directory for Spartansburg and Sparta Township (3/24/1874) - The 1874 version of the Crawford County Directory provided a list of residents of Sparta Township and Spartansburg Borough. The… …
Methodist Episcopal Church (1/1/1877) - The Methodist Church building remains in its original location on Main Street. The organization of the Methodist Episcopal Congregation happened… …
The 1878 Fire Burns Main Street Businesses (3/7/1878) - Spartansburg has suffered three major fires in the town business district. The first fire occurred in 1878 and destroyed homes… …
The Spartansburg Bank (1882-1905) (3/4/1882) - In 1882, a bank was organized in Spartansburg. The bank was a private bank with no state or federal backing. … …
Spartansburg’s Newspaper the Sentinel (2/28/1885) - The first copy of the "Spartansburgh" Sentinel was 2 pages and issued on February 28, 1885. The Editor was… …
1898 Fire on the Northeast End of Main Street (6/13/1898) - The north side of Main Street had been rebuilt just 20 years before, but was still primarily of wood structure.… …
1905 Fire Takes the South Side of Main Street (1/14/1905) - Only seven years after the destructive fire of 1898 which burned the north side of Main Street, the quiet of… …
Spartansburg Fair (10/20/1921) - Spartansburg folks enjoy celebrating. Parades, carnivals, dances, dinners, picnics and gatherings of all sorts have been reported since the late… …