Travelers Rest, South Carolina | Our Town
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Travelers Rest, SC, has been the gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills for over two centuries. It originally served as a quiet and tranquil stopping point that early settlers would use as a resting place before the long, perilous journey through the Smokies. Over time, the base for commuters grew into a town and the name stuck.
Travelers Rest has developed considerably since its establishment but it hasn’t lost its original charm or hospitality. Rosemary Bomar, president of the Travelers Rest Historical Society, says that Travelers Rest, “has always been a small community but now has grown into a thriving city that welcomes the whole world.”
One of the improvements responsible for the growth in the community has been the Swamp Rabbit Trail that connects Travelers Rest with downtown Greenville. The 22-mile greenway traverses along an old, decommissioned railroad line bridging the two great cities. Even though Travelers Rest has experienced a surge of prosperity since its construction, it still has the vibe of a hometown tucked away from the world.
The town is also home to some unique businesses including The Carolina Honeybee Company. Beekeeper and co-owner, Tim Dover, says he relates to the rich history of farming and agriculture the town has had. Though he’s not originally from Travelers Rest, he still feels like there’s something special about the town saying, “It becomes a part of who you are - you can’t walk down the street and not feel it.”
Dover’s bees have a slice of heaven over at Fraylick Farm. Melissa Smith, the local flower farmer, raises cut flowers to sell to florists in the upstate area and runs a bouquet delivery business. Smith found her calling as a farmer around eight years ago. She traded her career as a graphic designer staring at a computer screen, for one being outdoors digging in the dirt. To Smith, it’s a very restorative experience and luckily, she has the town of Travelers Rest to do what she loves in.
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I'm going i love it wilburc
Now it's called over crowded Yankeeville
Yep, just moved here from Michigan.
alice mc ? So, you do not like Americans. HHHHM. Very confusing.
Beautiful country. I've been there. Unfortunately, most of them vote republican.
That's because we don't need the government to take care of us and tell us what to do, we can do it ourselves.
Sounds like a safe place to live then.
The comments above are a dog whistle for the racism that exists in the south. Most of them are quiet; they’re polite, ‘bless your heart’, they’re your neighbor, they’re ‘religious’, they’re law and order, but the racism is obvious when you tune in.
@@alicemc8774 No actually you are the one showing bigotry, by saying everyone in the south is racist. And anyone that votes Republican is racist. When the Republican party is the party that ended slavery, it's the Democrat party that embraced slavery and still till this day wants black people to live on a plantation. Now the plantation is government control.
I worked there in the early 90's and have visited several times since..... I'd have no problem living there again!!