Saxon School: 1919-20 Teachers: 1st Grade – Margaret Thomson, 2nd Grade – Paulina Kerr Creed, 3rd Grade – Alverne Koonce, 5th and 6th Grades – Maude Randall. Students: Toy Elder, Hershel Corn, Kilgo Webb, Gratton Varn, B.W. Brady, Novalle Waddell, J.D. Gault, Gladys Catoe, Margarete Whitlock, Lilliam Champion, Helen Posey, Margarete Williams,
Map showing the areas covered by the Upcountry Land Grant Project. This collection was originally created by the Union County Historical Foundation / Union Co Museum in 1976. Researchers are indebted to Dan E. Collins of Whitmire, S.C. for his extensive knowledge and help in this project. Others who played vital roles are: Robert Mm Duncan and Col. Wm. J. Whitener.
Old mill in Spartanburg Co., S.C. Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017. Just one of hundreds of historic addresses – sites in Spartanburg County to explore and enjoy on the pages of Roots and Recall!
Sloan – Epton’s Spartanburg Co Map ca. 1869. Courtesy of the Cobb Collection – Other Side of the River Museum, 2016
Courtesy of the S.C. Dept. of Archives and History
The old Glenn Springs Post Office – The Rock Hill Herald reported on June 10, 1903 – “The Glenn Springs Hotel is now open for quests. The company has made many improvements during the spring.”
Entrance to Converse College in 1912 – Courtesy of the Meek Collection, 2016
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2010
Second Empire Style was first seen in America in the 1850s and flourished after the Civil War. It was so commonly employed in that era that it was sometimes referred to as the “General Grant style.” – The Second Empire style had its beginnings in France, where it was the chosen style during the reign of Napoleon III (1852-70), France’s Second Empire, hence its name. Well-attended exhibitions in Paris in 1855 and 1867 helped to spread Second Empire style to England and then the United States. – Other commonly seen details are a bracketed cornice beneath the mansard roof, round arched windows, decorative dormer windows, an iron crest at the roofline, and columned porches or porticoes. Courtesy of the Penn Arch. Guide – Website
Courtesy of the Willis Collection – 2016