Spartansburg has had its share of creative, inventive folks. Several patents have been received and inventions, ranging from the extremely useful to the slightly silly have come from our history. Not much information is available about some of the patents and inventions, but many related…
PLEASE NOTE: This post is a brief overview of the lives of Patrick and Hugh Fitzpatrick. For a more detailed study of their lives and deaths, check out the book Patrick’s Run by James McQuiston. The Fitzpatrick’s came from Ireland to settle on a tract…