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Spartanburg (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 081 55 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -81.9167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located NW S Carolina at foot of Blue Ridge Mountains; named for Spartan Rifles, local militia Regiment which fought in American Revolutionary War; was Civil War manufacturing & supply center. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded in 1785 as courthouse village, incorporated in 1831 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for lumber, sheet metal, machinery, chemicals & flour mills |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for plumbing fixtures, ceramics, office furniture, carpets, clothing & textiles |
| mill center (C) |
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for flour & cotton |
| transportation center (C) |
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is intersection of three major rail lines since 1865 |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for peaches, livestock, cotton & poultry |
| educational center (C) |
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for Wofford (1854), Converse, Spartanburg Methodist & Spartanburg Technical colleges & for branch of University of S Carolina |
| tourist center (C) |
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for nearby Cowpens & Kings Mountain battlefields |
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