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3 unusual facts about Spartanburg


Duane Richards

Duane Lee Richards (born December 16, 1936 in Spartanburg, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Fruit and vegetable beer

RJ Rockers Brewing Company of South Carolina released Son of a Peach Wheat Ale in 2009 which is made with real peaches added during the fermentation process.

Stanyarne Wilson

He returned to Spartanburg, South Carolina, in January 1928, and died there February 14, 1928.


Andrew Van Vranken Raymond

In January 1918 he visited Clifton Springs to better his health and on died in early April 1918, he died of a heart attack in Tyron (near Spartanburg, South Carolina) while visiting his son.

Dantherm

In 1996 the company established a production facility in Spartanburg, USA and in 2001 in Suzhou, China.

Dave Downs

Downs threw four pitches: a standard four-seam fastball, a changeup, a curveball, and a slider, whose development he credited to his Spartanburg manager—Hall of Famer, Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame member, and perfect game pitcher Jim Bunning.

Duncan Park

Spartanburg city council has decided to grant funding to replace the outfield wall, as well as enter into negotiations with the Spartanburg High School baseball team to become a permanent tenant.

Extended StayAmerica

In 2001, the company moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina in 2001, and by August 2001, the company was added to S&P 400.

Henry N. Snyder

After funeral services at the Wofford College Chapel (now known as the Leonard Auditorium, in the Old Main building), Dr. Snyder was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, SC.

Herald Journal

Spartanburg Herald-Journal, daily newspaper in Spartanburg, South Carolina

KXI22

Hourly conditions are given for Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, Georgia, Atlanta, Rome, Dalton, Athens, and possibly others in Georgia; and Chattanooga, Knoxville, Asheville, Greenville/Spartanburg, and possibly others in surrounding states.

Pure-N-Heart

Pure-N-Heart is a ministry for children and teens originating in cities of the Upstate, South Carolina (Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Seneca, Greenwood) under the influence of Music2ChangeU Records.

Tamika Huston

The investigation’s biggest break came when the Spartanburg Public Safety Department discovered that a key found in the Honda had been matched to an apartment unit located at the Fremont School Apartment complex and blood evidence found in that Spartanburg apartment matched Tamika Huston’s DNA.

The Sparkletones

In January 1957, Bob Cox, a talent scout for CBS, held auditions at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium; The Sparkletones took first prize at the event.

WBTW

Their two television stations, WBTW and KIMT in Mason City, Iowa; went to Spartan Radiocasting Corporation (later Spartan Communications) of Spartanburg.

WYCW

In addition to the main studios in Spartanburg, there is an Anderson Bureau on South Main Street/SC 28.


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