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Inman, South Carolina
Inman is a city in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States, part of the Spartanburg metropolitan area. With a population of 3,665 at the 2020 census, Inman residents have access to nearby Lake Bowen that affords water recreational sports and fishing, and Inman is accessible by Interstate 26 and Interstate 85. The city contains a historic main street district, several houses of worship, and a school district. History Inman was incorporated by South Carolina on December 22, 1882 at the crossroads of Howard Gap and Blackstock. William Gowan, a local landowner, founded the town by volunteering to build a railroad depot which convinced the railroad to create a stop at the city. Since there was already a town named Gowansville, some local historians have said town was named after the president of the railroad or a surveyor However, according to geographer Henry Gannett, the town was named after a local resident. The town emerged as a small settlement, with businesses such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and Urban density, densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, Public utilities, utilities, land use, Manufacturing, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 85
Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with I-95 in Petersburg, Virginia, near Richmond. It is nominally north–south as it carries an odd number, but it is physically oriented northeast–southwest and covers a larger east–west span than north–south. While most Interstates that end in a "5" are cross-country, I-85 is primarily a regional route serving five southeastern states: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Major metropolitan areas served by I-85 include the Greater Richmond Region in Virginia, the Research Triangle, Piedmont Triad, and Charlotte metropolitan area regions of North Carolina, Upstate South Carolina, the Atlanta metropolitan area in Georgia, and the Montgomery metropolitan area in Alabama. There are plans to extend I-85 along the US Route 80 (US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upstate South Carolina
The Upstate, historically known as the Upcountry, is a region of the U.S. state of South Carolina, comprising the northwesternmost area of the state. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina. This definition coincided with the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area, as first defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in 2015. In 2023, the OMB issued its most updated definition of the CSA that coincides again with the 10-county region. The region's population was 1,487,610 as of 2020. Situated between Atlanta and Charlotte, the Upstate is the geographical center of the Charlanta megaregion. After BMW's initial investment, foreign companies, including others from Germany, have a substantial presence in the Upstate; several large corporations have established regional, national, or continental headquarters in the area. Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inman Mills, South Carolina
Inman Mills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,050 at the 2010 census. Geography Inman Mills is located at (35.041210, -82.099394). It lies adjacent to the incorporated city of Inman. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,151 people, 435 households, and 261 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 464 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.88% White, 7.12% African American, 0.09% Asian, 1.13% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.95% of the population. There were 435 households, out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 37.0% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina Highway 292
South Carolina Highway 292 (SC 292) is a state highway in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Duncan and the Inman area, via Lyman. Route description SC 292 begins at an intersection with SC 290 (West Main Street) in Duncan, within Spartanburg County. It travels to the east-northeast, crosses railroad tracks, and curves to the northeast. It crosses over the Middle Tyger River and enters Lyman. The highway crosses railroad tracks before passing Lyman Park. At Groce Road, SC 292 turns left and travels to the north-northwest. Three blocks later, it intersects U.S. Route 29 (US 29). The two highways travel concurrently to the west for one block, crossing railroad tracks along the way. The two highways intersect the western terminus of SC 129. SC 129/SC 292 travels to the north-northeast and immediately begin curving to the northeast. The only intersection along their short concurrency is with the southern t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th-largest and List of U.S. states and territories by population, 9th-most populous of the List of states and territories of the United States, United States. Along with South Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast of the United States, East Coast. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the state had a population of 10,439,388. Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh is the state's List of capitals in the United States, capital and Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte is its List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Pardo (explorer)
Juan Pardo was a Spanish explorer who was active in the latter half of the 16th century. He led a Spanish expedition from the Atlantic coast through what is now North and South Carolina and into eastern Tennessee on the orders of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, in an attempt to find an inland route to a silver-producing town in Mexico. In 1566 Menéndez had built Fort San Felipe and established Santa Elena on present-day Parris Island; these were the first Spanish settlements in what is now South Carolina. While leading his expedition deeper into the interior, Pardo founded Fort San Juan at Joara, the first European settlement in the interior of North Carolina, and five additional forts in what are the modern U.S. states of North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina. These five forts were Fort San Pedro near Chiaha, Fort San Pablo on the French Broad River, Fort Santiago near modern Morganton, North Carolina, Fort Santo Tomás near Cofitachequi, and Fuerta de Nostra Señora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Greenville News
''The Greenville News'' is a daily morning newspaper published in Greenville, South Carolina. After ''The State (newspaper), The State'' in Columbia and Charleston's ''The Post and Courier'', it is the third largest paper in South Carolina. History ''The Greenville News'' started off as a four-page publication in 1874 by A.M. Speights. For a one-year subscription, the cost was eight dollars. After five different owners and many editors, the Peace family under the leadership of Bony Hampton Peace bought the paper in 1919 from E. A. Smyth (industrialist), Ellison Adger Smyth, around the same time that Greenville was becoming known as "The Textile Center of the South." The Peace family acquired the evening paper ''The Piedmont'' in 1927. In 1965 both papers helped to form Multimedia (media company), Multimedia Inc. Then in 1995, the smaller afternoon paper and the larger morning paper merged to become ''The News-Piedmont.'' In December 1985 Gannett purchased Multimedia, changing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inman Mills (Inman, South Carolina)
The Inman Mills, now the Lofts at Inman Mills, are a historic textile mill complex at 240 4th Street in Inman, South Carolina. The mill complex includes a large main mill building and a number of smaller buildings, some attached, as well as a smokestack. The main building is a large rectangular four-story brick building with largely bricked-over segmented-arch window bays, and a five-story central tower. The mill was built in 1902 for the Chapman family, and was designed by the prominent regional mill architect W.B. Smith Whaley. The mill was closed in 2001, and was for many years one of the city's major employers. The mills were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Spartanburg County, South Carolina This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Historic districts in the United States, districts, and objects deemed worthy of Historic preservation, preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". The enactment of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing property, contributing resources within historic district (United States), historic districts. For the most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior. Its goals are to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiloh Methodist Church
Shiloh Methodist Church is a historic church located in Inman, South Carolina. It was built in 1825 and added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 2005. References External links Shiloh Methodist Church Historical Marker Methodist churches in South Carolina Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Churches completed in 1825 19th-century Methodist church buildings in the United States Churches in Spartanburg County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Spartanburg County, South Carolina {{SouthCarolina-Methodist-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bush House (Inman, South Carolina)
The Bush House (also known as Bush Homeplace) is a historic house located at 3960 New Cut Road near Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Description and history It was originally built in about 1830, as a hall-and-parlor plan dwelling. It was enlarged about 1850, to include a two-story, three-bay wide I-house. It features a one-story, hip roofed front porch. It has a number of notable Greek Revival details on its exterior. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... on October 21, 2003. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Houses completed in 1830 Houses in Spartanburg County, South Carolina National Regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
