Morgan Square - Spartanburg, SC
N 34° 56.965 W 081° 55.983
17S E 414803 N 3867831
The city of Spartanburg, the Hub City.
Waymark Code: WM51Q0
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2008
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"Morgan Square, at the triangular intersection of Main and Magnolia sts., is the center of Spartanburg's business district. First known as the 'Public Square,' it was created in 1787 and has evolved from a pasture with a spring and a tiny frame courthouse, through the stage of public well and drinking troughs, hitching posts, whipping post, and pillory. Three courthouses have occupied this site, the last having been removed in 1892.
Here stands the statue of General Daniel Morgan, erected in 1881. Sculptured by J. Q. A. Ward, the nine-foot bronze figure, in the costume of a Revolutionary rifleman, tops a massive granite shaft 21 feet high. The surrounding paved area, formerly a park, has reviewing stands for civic celebrations." -- South Carolina: A Guide to the Palmetto State, 1941
The square has changed very little over the course of time, the statue of Daniel Morgan is still there and it is still the center of Spartanburg's business district. With the passage of time, all the drink troughs, wells, pillory, drinking posts, hitching posts and reviewing stands are long gone.
Book: South Carolina
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 262
Year Originally Published: 1941
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