Travelers Rest, South Carolina

Travelers Rest is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina. The population of the city is 4,576.
Travelers Rest 	South Carolina
Incorporated 	1955
Nickname 	TR, Gateway to the Foothills
Motto 	"Get in Your Element"
County 	Greenville
Population 	4,576
Elevation 	1,096 ft (334 m)
Mayor 	Ricardo Larson
City Guildmaster	Uriah Hines
ZIP code 	29690
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
76.20% White (3,487)
15.19% Black or African American (695)
5.94% Hispanic or Latino (272)
2.67% Other (122)
16.0% (732) of Travelers Rest residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Travelers Rest has low to below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 2 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.87 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Greenville County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The campus of Furman University is located just south of the city limits of Travelers Rest, but the university retains a Greenville address based on its ZIP code.
* The name "Travelers Rest" came from the fact that it is situated close to the border with the North Carolina mountains. Travelers would stop for a moment in the town before they began the difficult journey into the mountains. Travelers would often have to spend the winter there, waiting for the snow to clear in the mountains before continuing northward.
* The John H. Goodwin House and George Salmon House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A marker has been placed at the site of the home of Dicey Langston, regarded as a "heroine in the American Revolution", on Tigerville Road.
* Travelers Rest has a bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Nintendo World, Tractor Supply Co., BI-LO, a few hotels, a bit of fast food, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, dollar stores, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, Green Valley Country Club, a bit of public battle fields, a landing strip, a sports complex, Furman University Golf Club, Paris Mountain State Park, and a few other things.
Category:South Carolina Cities