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… ...