This marker is on a street corner in a residential neighborhood and there is plenty of street…read moreparking nearby. The hospital referenced no longer stands. The front of the marker reads, "In 1914, a federal hospital dedicated to discovering the cause of pellagra opened at this site. Run by the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), the 3-story facility had a capacity of 30 patients before being expanded in 1916. Led by Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), doctors worked to determine if pellagra was caused by diet, as opposed to bacterial infection. The disease was an epidemic in the South, particularly among mill workers like those in Spartanburg County." The reverse reads, "As part of their research, USPHS staff surveyed local mill workers and conducted experiments here, some on themselves. Their work helped link pellagra to a lack of meat, milk, fruit and vegetables, foods that were often inaccessible to low-income southerners. The hospital treated patients from across South Carolina, providing health food and medical guidance. It closed in 1920. In 1937, niacin deficiency was shown to cause pellagra. Later, the disease was all but eradicated in the United States." This is marker number 42-39. It was erected in 2021 by the South Carolina Osteopathic Society, Spartanburg County Medical Society, and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. [Review 201 of 2025 - 1256 in South Carolina - 23765 overall]

Beautiful example of a southern plantation house. The house and grounds have a rich history. Our…read moretour guide was very knowledgeable and gave interesting details as we went through each room. Pictures are not allowed inside the house. Some families that once lived here donated furniture that was in the house at the time. The pieces of furniture and accents are gorgeous! The design of some of the tables and even some door hinges was ingenious. This is well worth the stop if you're nearby!

I will admit that I did not know the "name" of this bridge despite having walked across it…read morecountless times, although it has only been known by this name for the past couple of years. It's not the expansive Liberty Bridge that is most commonly associated with the Reedy River downtown, but it is a convenient and heavily foot-trafficked crossing just up the river that many people recognize. It's located parallel to Main Street and can be accessed by stairs on either side. The bright green bridge connects with the Swamp Rabbit Trail on one side and the sidewalks that go through the Wyche Pavilion and Peace Center amphitheater on the other. The bridge crosses over the Reedy right where there are concrete structures, looking somewhat like a dam, that are part of an old railroad trestle. The water spills over here providing lots of white noise, especially in combination with the other nearby water features and wall fountains.

This bridge was an educational experience for me. But not until the first time I finally paused to…read moretake in the signage. Eugenia Duke began her path to fame in 1917 by making sandwiches in her home kitchen to sell to the army during WWI. Her sandwiches were good but it was all about the Mayo. Years later at the urging the of those soldiers, she began bottling it in 1923. Knowing this makes me an even bigger fan of Duke's mayonnaise. Oh, wait. The icon bridge is pretty cool, too.

This marker is at the intersection on SR-81 that is closest to the cemetery. The cemetery itself is…read moreabout an hour to the east. The marker has the same text on both sides. It reads, "Located 1.09 miles northwest, this cemetery marks the original site of Hopewell Baptist Church which was constituted in 1803. The cemetery contains graves of Revolutionary and Confederate veterans. Some graves are marked by field stones with hand-chiseled initials." This is marker number 4-14 and it was erected in 1975 by the Hopewell Baptist Church Congregation. There is room to stop to read the marker while you're waiting at the light. [Review 2268 of 2024 - 1222 in South Carolina - 23285 overall]

This marker is at the top of the hill above the Taylors Mill factory that has been converted to a…read moreshopping center. It is on the side of the road in front of one of the few remaining home structures and while the home is private property, you can still see it from the road and right-of-way. Worth a stop if you're heading to 13 Stripes or The Farehouse. The marker reads on the front, "This is one of more than fifty houses built in 1923-24 for employees of Southern Bleachery, a textile processing plant opened at the east end of Mill St. in 1924. The mill village and plant were designed by J.E. Sirrine & Co. The village and nearby area included churches, stores, schools, a gold course, and tennis courts used by workers." And on the reverse, "Housing for the plant's overseers was located here on what became known as "Boss Hill." The house on this corner was home to mill superintendents and was the largest of eight Craftsman-style cedar-shake bungalows and garages built on the hill. Houses in the village were company-owned until 1965, when Southern Bleachery closed after several decades as the largest employer in Taylors." [Review 19506 overall - 1077 in South Carolina - 476 of 2023.]

Staunton Bridge is Greenville Rec's newest community center. Summer day camp and after school…read moreprogramming will be offered at the center through ADWAS (A Different World After School) which is a community based non-profit organization. Future programming will include a Senior Club for ages 50+, adult enrichment classes, and teen programming. Community Center is also available for rent if you need to host an event and has a kitchen inside so providing meals is no problem.

This community center has no funding and no budget.. Its too small and no paid staff to support…read moreprogramming. Only one group can met at a time only one small meeting room for meeting in the entire building. When school is out and the children program is all day. The seniors have no place to meet except at night. during the summer months. It's a shame this community deserves better. On the bright side the senior program is thriving due to a strong president and volunteers.

I get to be the first person to review the dump. Woo Hoo! It actually is surprising that we came…read morehere about noontime on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend and the line to the landfill was at least 35 vehicles deep. It must have been date day at the dump because most of the vehicles were pickup trucks with couples in them. We even joked around with the attendant that we were on a date. Gonna hit up the pawn shop and the hot dog cart a little bit later. The personnel here really are very friendly and helpful. The line moved quickly and we got in and out fairly fast. No hassles and we had wood, metal, and general trash from cleaning the garage. What a great bonding time.

On a sideroad in Greer which was useful as a bypass from backed up traffic on I-85, this marker…read morepoints out some of the 1767 Colonial Era history of the area. On the front, "In 1766-67 South Carolina and North Carolina negotiated with the Cherokee to establish a boundary between Indian land to the west and new settlement to the east. This north-south line ran past this point to North Carolina and on to Virginia. In South Carolina, it ran north from near present-day Honea Path, crossed the Reedy River near present-day Princeton, and ended at the South Carolina-North Carolina line." On the reverse, "The Cherokee ceded all land east of the 1767 line to the colonies of South Carolina and North Carolina. In 1786, when South Carolina created its first counties, the line from the Reedy River to the South Carolina-North Carolina line south of Tryon, North Carolina was the boundary for Greenville County between both Spartanburg and Laurens Counties. In 1793 the Greenville boundary shifted east to accommodate new settlers south of the Enoree River. [Review 17311 overall - 887 in South Carolina - 829 of 2022.]