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141.	Ernest Burwell building	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	Ernest Burwell building, West Main Street. In this photo, Burwell is selling Chevrolets. From signs in window, business is soon moving to new location. The Chevrolet dealership would be located on North Church Street. This building was destroyed by fire in the 1980s.

142.	Ernest Burwell building	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	Ernest Burwell building, West Main at Morgan Street, now Daniel Morgan Avenue.

143.	Ernest Burwell Inc.	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	This building was on the corner of West Main Street and Morgan Street (now Daniel Morgan Avenue). Burkett Motor Company was on the right. In this photo Ernest Burwell is now selling Chevrolet vehicles. The dealership is in the process of moving to North Church Street. This building was destroyed by fire in the 1980s.

144.	Ernest Burwell Inc. personnel	Business

145.	Ernest Burwell showroom	Downtown Spartanburg; Business	G. Ernest Burwell sold Model T Fords at his Spartanburg dealership on West Main Street in the 1920s. The Model T was the best selling car of the 1920s.

146.	Evins House	Homes	This historic house on North Church Street was built in 1854 by James Bivings. Bivings sold the home to John H. Evins. The house, placed on the National Historic Register in 1970, is an example of Greek Revival Architecture.

147.	Fairforest Finishing Company	Business	Fairforest Finishing began as a partnership between the Ligon family and Reeves Brothers. The mill village was known as Clevedale.

148.	Fairforest School	Education	Fairforest School was built in 1922.

149.	Family in front of home	Homes

150.	Family in mule-drawn wagon.	Transportation	A typical rural road of the early twentieth century in Spartanburg County.

151.	Farmers Market on Kennedy Street	Downtown Spartanburg	The market was located about one block east of Union Street on East Kennedy Street. Vegetables, fruits, and flowers were sold here in the 1960s and 1970s.

152.	Federal Building, United States Court House	Downtown Spartanburg	This building was constructed in 1930 on the corner of Magnolia and Walnut streets. It opened as the United States Post Office for Spartanburg.

153.	Fingerville Manufacturing Company	Textiles	Joseph Finger incorporated the Pacolet Manufacturing Company in 1840. He built one of the earliest textile plants at the North Pacolet River, near the present site of Fingerville. The settlement is named for Joseph Finger. His textile operation burned in 1885. This mill was opened a few years later. Sign on building: Fingerville Mfg. Co. July 1888. Employees and mule-drawn wagons are pictured near the textile mill building.

154.	Fingerville Textile Mill	Textiles	Joseph Finger incorporated the Pacolet Manufacturing Company in 1840. He built one of the earliest textile plants at the North Pacolet River, near the present site of Fingerville. The settlement is named for Joseph Finger. His textile operation burned in 1885. This mill was opened a few years later.

155.	First Baptist Church	Religion	The First Baptist Church of Spartanburg was established in 1839 with the Reverend John G. Landrum as the first pastor. On November 13, 1962, a fire destoyed this sanctuary that had been dedicated in 1904.

156.	First Baptist Church	Religion	The First Baptist Church of Spartanburg was established in 1839 with the Reverend John G. Landrum as the first pastor. On November 13, 1962, a fire destoyed this sanctuary that had been dedicated in 1904. This view of the third church building of Spartanburg's First Baptist Church was taken about 1920.

157.	First Baptist Church	Religion	The First Baptist Church of Spartanburg was established in 1839 with the Reverend John G. Landrum as the first pastor. On November 13, 1962, a fire destoyed this sanctuary that had been dedicated in 1904.

158.	First Baptist Church children	Religion	Group of children poses in front of First Baptist Church.

159.	First Baptist Church construction	Religion; People	Dr. William L. Ball, pastor of Spartanburg's First Baptist Church, views construction by the men's Bible classes of a temporary building to be used for Bible study.

160.	First Baptist Church men's group	Religion	The First Baptist Church of Spartanburg was established in 1839 with the Reverend John G. Landrum as the first pastor.