Founded in 1743 by an old Scot from Lochlomund named Cornelius Keith, the community becomes magically alive every fall during the Pumpkin Festival. Cowpens National Battlefield located north of Spartanburg, SC, a famous Revolutionary Battleground where American Troops under Brig. General Daniel Morgan won a victory over the British. The pattern for using militia in this battle was copied successfully in three later battles. Fort Hill , located in Clemson, SC, is the old plantation home of South Carolina's famed statesman, John Caldwell Calhoun.
Fort Hill is open to the public.
Calhoun wrote many of his famous speeches here and lived on the plantation from 1825 until his death in 1850. The Beattie Home is located in Greenville, SC and was erected in 1834. The home was used as a private residence until 1948 when it was relocated and restored for the Greenville Women's Club. This beautiful home with period furnishings is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To discover new oceans, you must first lose sight of the shore.