Tag: TR history
Dicey Langston: A TR Pioneer & Hero
Dicey Langston. Have you heard her name? If you don’t recognize her name yet, we plan to change that! Dicey Langston is a TR legend. But, she’s more than that
George Coleman Ford : Then and Now
Program: GEORGE COLEMAN FORD…THEN AND NOW 1930-2020 George Coleman Ford Dealership Celebrating 90 Years as the oldest family operated business in Travelers Rest When Henry Ford was producing automobiles to
History of the Foothills Trail Presentation
Heyward Douglass, Executive Director of Foothills Trail, will be joining us on Tuesday, June 25th from 6-8 pm to share the history, purpose and answer all your questions about the
White Horse Inn: Early Travels in Northern Greenville
Travelers Rest and the foothills in northern Greenville have been destinations and way-stations for the weary long before our communities were formally established. Native tribes learned the best river ford
Camp Wing, Travelers Rest and a 100 Years Since the Boys Were Sent Over There
In the spring of 1918, if you had been able to travel along Main Street, Travelers Rest was experiencing a frenetic pace of horse wagons and military marching. 100 years
TR Fresh Water Sources – Reeds and Grapes
If you are north of the center of Travelers Rest traveling along Hwy 276, you will quickly go past one of the reasons for this community to exist where it
When Travelers Rest Was the American Frontier: The Story of “Dicey” Langston Springfield
If you are driving along Tigerville Road, just a few miles north of the center of Travelers Rest, just a mile or so from Hwy 25, you will come