Author: Celeste Hawkins
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She’s the Former Mayor’s Wife . . . and the Secret Gardener of Travelers Rest

For Bess McCall, flowers are for cheering up a sick friend. For giving to your mother on her…

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Moonshine-Making in the ‘Dark Corner’: A Brief (But Essential) History

Moonshine. White lightning. Mountain dew. They’re all names for that distilled spirit made of grain and a dash of…

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National Geographic Calls Travelers Rest a ‘Pleasure Pedaling’ Destination

In its roundup of “pleasure pedaling” bike paths along the East Coast, National Geographic made mention of Travelers Rest…

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9 Great Stories about Travelers Rest That You Need to Know Now

From its days as a railroad stop through the war years and on up to the present, Travelers Rest…

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How Furman Ended Up in One of the World’s Most Beautiful Places

Did you know that Furman University’s gone through a total of six different campus locations? In fact, the…

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North Greenville’s First Days: The Little High School That Lit Up the ‘Dark Corner’

It was like any other Wednesday night meeting at a Baptist church in the mountains of South Carolina,…

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How a Forgotten Factory in Travelers Rest Helped Dress Troops during WWII

During World War II, the U.S. alone produced more than 300,000 aircraft; 12 million rifles; and 35 billion…

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10 Really Good Reasons We Love Travelers Rest

What’s so great about small town Travelers Rest, S.C.? We’re glad you asked. To be fair, the list of…

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Tandem’s History: Former TR Post Office Now a Community Hangout

Some say the old brick building at the corner of Main and Center Streets in Travelers Rest used…

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Remember When We Passed Plates at Dinner? Restaurant 17 Will Refresh Your Memory

Quite surprisingly, there aren’t many family-style dining spots in the Greenville area, where you can gather around a table…

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The Last of the Train Cars in These Parts

You might think that when the Greenville railroad was dismantled in the early 2000s to make way for…

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Counting on the Swamp Rabbit: Greenville’s Favorite Trail, by the Numbers (#2)

The Swamp Rabbit never could live up to its destiny as a railroad to connect Greenville to major…

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