Elroy – Sparta State Trail

This 32 mile state trail was formerly the mainline of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The conversion from “rail to trail” represented a new concept in recreational development. Utilizing the abandoned railbed, it was the first trail of its ...

Elroy – Sparta State Trail

This 32 mile state trail was formerly the mainline of the Chicago and North Western Railway. The conversion from “rail to trail” represented a new concept in recreational development. Utilizing the abandoned railbed, it was the first trail of its ...

Sparta Cemetery

Set apart by Col. Philipse.

Graves of Rev. soldiers.

Cannon fire hit tombstone.

First site of Pres. Church

moved to Sing Sing 1800

Marker is on Albany Post Road (U.S. 9) north of Revolutionary Road, on the right when traveling ...

Sparta Free Library

Prior to the construction of this building in 1902, the Sparta Free Library had several homes in the community. Schick and Roth, a LaCrosse architectural firm, designed the library building.

Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie provided construction funds. The Carnegie Foundation ...

First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg, S.C.

Sesquicentennial - 1993

The Sesquicentennial Bells were cast by the Bellfoundry of Paccard Fonderie de Cloches. Located in Annecy-le-Vieux, France. The praise of God is basic to our worship and each bell is inscribed with of praise from the Psalms.

[Bell Information ...

Spartanburg Town Clock

[Seal of Spartanburg, S.C.]

Mayor Frankin W. Allen 1977-81

Mayor John G. Baeher 1973-1977

Mayor Pro Tem C. Chester Brown, Jr.

Council Members

Jack M. Blasius, Ralph D. Prince

E. Lewis Miller, Hal G. Warlick, Jr.

City Manager

William H. Carstarphen

Architects

Skidemore, Owings & Merrill

Builder

Fiske Carter Construction Co.

April 1979

Symbolic ...

Sparta War Memorial

Erected by

James B. Titman

Lieut. and R.O.M. of 27th and 33rd

Regiments New Jersey Volunteers

War of 1861-65,

in memory of all

the Brave Heroes

who served on land and sea in

defense of their country in any

of the wars of the United States

[Rear of Monument: ]

...

Sparta

Sparta, Seat of Justice for Hancock County in 1795, became a chartered town, Dec. 3, 1803. Situated at an Indian trading post, in constant danger of border trouble, the town was named Sparta to indicate the bravery of its pioneer ...

Spartanburg Confederate War Monument

[East Facing Side]

Erected in honor of the

Confederate Soldiers and

Sailors from Spartanburg

City and County

by

voluntary contributions

from her citizens and Spartan

Chapter United Daughters

of the Confederacy

1910

[North Facing Side]

Let this monument

teach our children and our

children's children to honor

the memory and the heroic deeds

of the Southern ...

Spartanburg County War Memorial

In memory of and dedicated

to those brave citizens of

Spartanburg County who gave

their lives in the defense

of their country during

WWI WWII Korea Vietnam

[Seals from six services:

Army, Navy

Air Force, Marines

Coast Guard, Merchant Marines]

These Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen

and Marines gave up their

freedom yesterday in ...