• Railroads Through Spartansburg (5/1/1862) -    The Oil Creek Railroad line from Titusville to Corry opened in 1862.  The Oil Creek became a part of… …
  • 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… …
  • Read the Spartansburg Sentinel 1902-1908 (2/28/1885) - Spartansburg Sentinel Newspapers Thanks to the generous provision of the Firth Family, copies of the original Spartansburg Sentinel from 1902-1908… …
  • Grange National Bank (4/20/1908) - The Grange National Bank was the 2nd bank in Spartansburg.  It's establishment came within 3 years after the failure of… …

As Spartansburg grew and prospered, services and public works options became available.

At one time, Spartansburg had gas pumps along Main Street, natural gas lines in town (from a private well) and a weekly newspaper.

The railroad was important to businesses and individuals and made several runs through town each day.