Anderson, South Carolina

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Cherokee first settled the area of what is today the city of Anderson. During the American Revolution, the Cherokee sided with the British. After the American Revolutionary War, the Cherokee's land was acquired as war reparations and colonized. In 1791, the South Carolina Legislature created the Washington District, which comprised Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties. The Washington District was then divided into Greenville and Pendleton districts. Anderson, Pickens, and Oconee comprised the newly created Pendleton district. Anderson was settled in 1826 and incorporated in 1828 as Anderson Court House, separate from the Pendleton district. The name Anderson is in honor of Robert Anderson, who fought in the American Revolutionary War and also explored the Anderson region in the mid-18th century. Anderson District (later Anderson County after 1867) was also established in 1826 out of the Pendleton district.

In 1851, the Johnson Female Seminary was established in Anderson as the first college of the town and was named after William Bullein Johnson. One year later, the seminary was renamed Johnson University.{{cite news |title=Johnson Female Seminary |url=http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/bro/id/902 |publisher=The Abbeville Banner |date=January 29, 1851 |access-date=November 20, 2016 |archive-date=November 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120151208/http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/bro/id/902 |url-status=live }} During the American Civil War, Johnson University was closed and converted into a Confederate treasury. On May 1, 1865, Union forces invaded Anderson looking for the Confederate treasury. The treasury office of Anderson was ransacked by Union forces, and the main building of Johnson University was used as a Union headquarters. A minor skirmish erupted at the Battle of Anderson, leading to two Union casualties.{{cite news |title=Area schools affected by Civil War |url=http://archive.independentmail.com/news/local/area-schools-affected-by-civil-war-ep-413213245-345852102.html |access-date=20 November 2016 |publisher=Independent Mail |date=July 5, 2014 |archive-date=November 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120151045/http://archive.independentmail.com/news/local/area-schools-affected-by-civil-war-ep-413213245-345852102.html |url-status=live }} After the war, a Union garrison was stationed in Anderson.

In 1902, citizens of Anderson erected a 38-foot tall Confederate War Monument that remains intact, in place, and facing the Anderson County Courthouse. The memorial is promeniently publicized in the Anderson County Clerk of Court website homepage communicating overt linkage between white supremacy, the courthouse, and the city of Anderson. |url=https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/clerk-of-court/ |url-status=live

The city of Anderson Confederate Memorial inscription reads in part,

"In grateful acknowledgement of their powers in war and of their achievements in peace, this monument is erected, that it may teach the generations of the future the story of the matchless, unfading and undying honor which the Confederate soldier won," and

"The world shall yet decide,

In truth's clear, far-oil' light.

That the soldiers who wore the grey

and died

With Lee, we're in the right." |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=155713 |url-status=live

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Anderson became one of the first cities in the Southeastern United States to have electricity. Electricity to Anderson was established by William C. Whitner in 1895 at a hydroelectric plant on the Rocky River, giving the city the name the Electric City. Anderson also became the first city in the world to supply a cotton gin by electricity. In 1895, Anderson Court House was renamed to Anderson.{{cite web |title=History of Anderson, South Carolina |url=http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2371.html |website=u-s-history.com |access-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-date=August 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810025307/http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2371.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Anderson: "The Electric City" |url=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10693 |access-date=9 February 2016 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215133508/http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10693 |url-status=live }} In 1897, Whitner's plant was upgraded with a 10,000-volt generating station at Portman Shoals. Whitner's power plant at Portman Shoals became the first hydroelectric plant in the United States to generate high voltage without step-up transformers .{{cite web |title=The South Carolina man who put the electric in "The Electric City" |url=http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2015/07/south-carolina-man-who-put-electric-in.html |website=Appalachianhistory.net |access-date=20 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161120211940/http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2015/07/south-carolina-man-who-put-electric-in.html |archive-date=2016-11-20 |url-status=dead}} The Portman Dam was swept away in 1901, forcing Anderson into darkness until it was rebuilt in 1902.{{Cite web |title=Portman Dam and Power Plant Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=10697 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Hmdb.org |language=en |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106213610/https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=10697 |url-status=live }}

In 1911, Anderson College was established by the Anderson Chamber of Commerce. Anderson College was the successor to Johnson University and is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Anderson College became Anderson University.{{cite web |title=Anderson University - Anderson, South Carolina |url=http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/anderson-county/anderson-college.html |website=Sciway.net |access-date=20 November 2016 |archive-date=November 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170842/http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/anderson-county/anderson-college.html |url-status=dead }} It is accredited as a Level VI institution (offers bachelors, masters, Ph.D. degrees) by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.{{cite web |title=institutions-sacscoc |url=https://sacscoc.org/institutions/?institution_name=Anderson+university&results_per_page=25&curpage=1 |website=sacscoc.org |access-date=July 7, 2023 |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162856/https://sacscoc.org/institutions/?institution_name=Anderson+university&results_per_page=25&curpage=1 |url-status=live }} As of October 2022, it is the largest private university in South Carolina.{{cite web |title=Anderson University Celebrates Highest Enrollment in its 111-Year History |url=https://andersonuniversity.edu/news/record-enrollment-2022 |website=Andersonuniversity.edu |access-date=July 7, 2023 |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162935/https://andersonuniversity.edu/news/record-enrollment-2022 |url-status=live }}

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Anderson is located in the northwest corner of South Carolina on the Piedmont plateau. Anderson is a 1-hour drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains and a 4-hour drive from the South Carolina coast. Anderson lies roughly at the midpoint of the I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|15.87|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|15.83|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi}} (0.25%) is water.

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As of the 2020 census, there were 28,106 people, 11,412 households, and 6,112 families residing in the city.

At the 2000 census,{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |access-date=2008-01-31 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203054608/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }} there were 25,514 people, 10,641 households, and 6,299 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,843.7 people/sq mi (711.8/km²). The 12,068 housing units averaged 872.1/sq mi (336.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 63.12% White, 34.01% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.78% Asian American, 0.72% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.48% of the population.

Image:Caldwell Johnson Morris Cottage.jpg was built around 1851]]

• Anderson College Historic District
• Anderson Downtown Historic District
• Anderson Historic District
• McDuffie Street Historic District
• North Anderson Historic District
• South Boulevard Historic District
• Westside Historic District
• Whitner Street Historic District

{{see also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, South Carolina}}

• Caldwell-Johnson-Morris Cottage
• Denver Downs Farmstead
• Kennedy Street School
• Dr. Samuel Marshall Orr House
• Ralph John Ramer House

• Anderson Memorial Stadium, ballfield/stadium on {{convert|12|acre}} of land on White Road, it was renovated in 2007 with stadium-style seating. It is home to the Anderson University Trojans.
• Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center, {{convert|300|acre|adj=on}} park, it includes the Anderson Civic Center, a {{convert|37000|sqft|adj=on}} facility, as well as one of South Carolina's largest amphitheaters that can accommodate 15,000 people, a huge castle-like play structure with play equipment, a {{convert|64|acre|adj=on}} sports center with seven baseball/softball fields, three soccer fields, a disc golf course, and eight tennis courts. The lake has a park, picnic shelters, and miles of nature trails. The center is Anderson's largest recreational area.
• Rocky River Nature Conservancy, a nature reserve started by Anderson University to protect wetlands habitats. It has a lot of trails and a boardwalk over the wetlands. It is named after the Rocky River which runs through the conservancy.

Anderson is home to the largest Glen Raven, Inc. manufacturing center facility, which focuses on manufacturing Sunbrella fabrics.{{cite web |title=Glen Raven expanding Anderson County Sunbrella® manufacturing center |url=https://www.sccommerce.com/news/glen-raven-expanding-anderson-county-sunbrella%25C2%25AE-manufacturing-center |website=South Carolina Department of Commerce |access-date=22 July 2021 |archive-date=July 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722183012/https://www.sccommerce.com/news/glen-raven-expanding-anderson-county-sunbrella%25C2%25AE-manufacturing-center |url-status=live }} Anderson's economy revolves around manufacturing. It has over 230 manufacturers, including 22 international companies. In the county, Anderson has a thriving business climate. Its top major industries include manufacturers of automotive products, metal products, industrial machinery, plastics, publishing, and textiles. Two industries that many times interconnect are the plastic and automotive sectors. More than 27 BMW suppliers are the Upstate region, which is recognized internationally as an automotive supplier hub. The plastics industry has a strong presence in the Upstate, with 244 plastic companies located within the 10 counties of the state's northwest corner. Anderson County, in particular, has 11 automotive suppliers and is a major player in the plastic industry, with 27 plastics companies located within its borders.{{Cite web |title=Manufacturing in Anderson County - Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce - Anderson, SC, SC |url=https://www.andersonscchamber.com/manufacturing-in-anderson-county |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Andersonscchamber.com |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106213608/https://www.andersonscchamber.com/manufacturing-in-anderson-county |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Plastic Omnium expanding operations in Anderson County {{!}} South Carolina Department of Commerce |url=https://www.sccommerce.com/news/plastic-omnium-expanding-operations-anderson-county |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Sccommerce.com |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106213607/https://www.sccommerce.com/news/plastic-omnium-expanding-operations-anderson-county |url-status=live }}

AnMed Health is one of the top employers in the county, and the primary healthcare network for Anderson. AnMed Health Medical Center is the main medical facility, offering all the amenities of a standard hospital, as well as a heart and vascular center, and stroke/neurological center. Located 2.5 miles north of the facility is the AnMed Health Campus, which includes a women's and children's hospital, minor care, cancer center, speech and occupational therapy, and more. The AnMed Rehabilitation Hospital is located between the two facilities. AnMed has recently received national attention being awarded the "National Presidents Circle Award," and the "American College of Cardiology Foundation’s 2012 NCDR ACTION Registry–GWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award."

In addition to these three network hospitals, AnMed also operates several smaller facilities throughout the city and county that range from a free clinic and minor care to doctor's offices.

The city of Anderson is served by the Anderson County School System (specifically, Anderson School District Five). The school district has 11 elementary schools, five middle schools, and two high schools. Anderson is also home to Anderson University, a private university with roughly 3,900 undergraduate and graduate students.

• Calhoun Academy of the Arts
• Centerville Elementary
• Concord Elementary
• Homeland Park Primary School
• McLees Academy of Leadership
• Midway Elementary School of Science and Engineering
• Nevitt Forest Community School of Innovation
• New Prospect STEM Academy
• North Pointe Elementary School
• Varennes Academy of Communications and Technology
• Whitehall Elementary, A Global Communication School

• Glenview Middle School
• McCants Middle School
• Robert Anderson Middle School
• Southwood Academy of the Arts

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• Westside High School
• T. L. Hanna High School
• Anderson Five Career Campus

• Anderson Christian School (PK-12)
• First Presbyterian Church Day School (PK)
• Grace Kindergarten
• Montessori School of Anderson (PK-12)
• New Covenant School (PK-12){{Cite web|url=https://newcovschool.net/|title=New Covenant School | A private Christian school in Anderson South Carolina|date=November 14, 2024|website=Newcovschool.net|access-date=January 11, 2025}}
• Learn Upstate Hybrid Academy (PK-12)
• Oakwood Christian School (K-12)
• St. Joseph Catholic School (PK-8)
• Temple Christian Academy (K-12)
• West Anderson Christian Academy (PK/K)

• Anderson University
• Tri-County Technical College

Anderson has a public library, a branch of the Anderson County Library System.{{cite web |url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html |title=South Carolina libraries and archives |publisher=SCIWAY |access-date=7 June 2019 |archive-date=June 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607194043/https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html |url-status=live }}

Anderson is served by Anderson Regional Airport. The airport is {{convert|3|mi|km}} away from Anderson and has two runways; runway 5/23 is {{convert|6000|ft|m}} and runway 17/35 is {{convert|5000|ft|m}}. The airport also has helipads. The airport has no control tower but can accommodate regional jet aircraft. In addition, the airport has a small terminal.

The nearest airport with commercial service is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, about {{convert|42|miles}} away.

Anderson has five signed exits on I-85, currently the city's only freeway. Several notable highways pass through the city, including US 29, US 76, US 178 (co-signed along Clemson Boulevard, also known as SC 28 Bus.), and SC 187.

In 2011, construction began on a new east–west connector that is about {{convert|3|mi|m}} long between Clemson Boulevard and South Carolina Highway 81.{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofandersonsc.com/news/planning.html |title=News – City of Anderson, SC |publisher=Cityofandersonsc.com |access-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627150132/http://www.cityofandersonsc.com/news/planning.html |archive-date=2014-06-27}} On August 16, 2010, the connector was voted to have four lanes with turn and bike lanes, and a completion date set in October 2012.{{cite web |last=Foster |first=Kisha |url=http://www.wyff4.com/news/24652646/detail.html |title=4-Lanes Approved For East-West Connector | WYFF Home - WYFF Home |website=Wyff4.com |date=2010-08-17 |access-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323010847/http://www.wyff4.com/news/24652646/detail.html |archive-date=2012-03-23}}

Anderson has six bus routes that travel to most major areas of the city, running every hour.{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2018 |title=Transit |url=https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/transit/ |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=Cityofandersonsc.com |language=en-US |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028164142/https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/transit/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2016 |title=Transit Time and Fares |url=https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/wp-content/uploads/neighborhoods-and-transit/transit-times-and-fares.pdf |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=Cityofandersonsc.com |archive-date=June 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620115509/https://www.cityofandersonsc.com/wp-content/uploads/neighborhoods-and-transit/transit-times-and-fares.pdf |url-status=live }} The city also receives service from Clemson Area Transit (CATS) via the 4U route.{{cite web |url=http://www.catbus.com/home/anderson-route-2.html |title=Clemson Area Transit - Anderson Route |publisher=Catbus.com |access-date=2014-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627213905/http://www.catbus.com/home/anderson-route-2.html |archive-date=2014-06-27}} The city uses both newer hybrid buses and older style trolleys resembling Anderson's old streetcars. Inter-city bus travel is available through Greyhound Lines.

One of the Southeast High-Speed Rail Corridor alternatives for a Charlotte - Greenville - Atlanta route includes a stop at Anderson."Atlanta to Charlotte Passenger Rail Corridor Investment Plan - Alternatives Development Report". Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Department of Transportation. October 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article236401808.html |title=Henderson, Bruce (October 18, 2019). "High-speed rail could link Charlotte to Atlanta in 2 hours. Have your say next week". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 19, 2019. |access-date=March 11, 2021 |archive-date=November 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114050115/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article236401808.html |url-status=live }} This would mark the first time that passenger rail reached Anderson, since the passing of Piedmont and Northern Railway in ca. 1947{{cite journal |title=Piedmont and Northern Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=78 |issue=12 |date=May 1946}}{{cite journal |title=Piedmont and Northern Railway, freight only branch; reporting from June 1, 1947 timetable |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=80 |issue=11 |date=April 1948}} and the Blue Ridge Railway in ca. 1951 from Anderson.{{cite journal |title=Blue Ridge Railway |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=82 |issue=3 |date=August 1949}}{{cite journal |title=Carolina and Northwestern Railway, 'Belton and Walhalla (Anderson Division)', freight only |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=84 |issue=7 |date=December 1951}}

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• Ken Alexander (born 1953), racing driver
• G. Ross Anderson (1929–2020), judge
• Kip Anderson (1938–2007), singer
• Milledge Lipscomb Bonham (1854–1943), judge
• Chadwick Boseman (1976–2020), actor
• Ben Boulware (born 1994), American football player
• Lou Brissie (1924–2013), baseball player
• Kevin L. Bryant (born 1967), politician
• Mark Burns (born 1979), minister, televangelist and politician
• Milford Burriss (1937–2016), politician
• Jonathan Byrd (born 1978), golfer
• Robert Califf (born 1951), cardiologist
• Yung Carter (born 1992), record producer
• Patrick Cayelli (born 2004), soccer player{{cite web |title=Patrick Cayelli |url=https://pennathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/patrick-cayelli/23635 |website=Penn Quakers |access-date=March 26, 2025}}
• Jones M. Chamblee (born 1936), politician
• Don Chapman, politician
• Elizabeth Spann Craig, writer
• Pete Crayton (1894–1958), college football coach and businessman
• Charles E. Daniel (1895–1964), politician
• Kit DeCamps (1878–1951), American soldier, engineer and football player
• Jack Deloplaine (1954–2022), American football player
• Guy Davenport (1927–2005), writer and painter
• John Davis (1954–2021), singer
• Annie Dove Denmark (1887–1974), educator
• Jonathan Dickson, actor
• Shaun Ellis (born 1977), American football player
• Tom Ervin (born 1952), judge and politician
• Dillard Rucker Fant (1841–1908), cattle driver and soldier
• John Cannon Few (born 1963), judge
• Wentford Gaines (born 1953), American football player
• Kristie Greene (born 1970), beauty pageant titleholder
• Brandon Micheal Hall (born 1993), actor
• Nick Hampton (born 2000), American football player
• Bailey Hanks (born 1988), singer, actress and dancer
• Rogers Sanders Harris (1930–2017), prelate
• Jonathon D. Hill (born 1985), politician
• Manse Jolly (died 1869), soldier
• Preston Jones (born 1970), American football player
• James "Radio" Kennedy (1946–2019), man known for his association with the T. L. Hanna High School football team
• John Linley (1916–1996), photographer and architect
• Rafael Little (born 1986), gridiron football player
• Rip Major (1889–1934), American football player, coach and athletics administrator
• Johnny Mann (1928–2019), arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer and singer
• James M. Masters Sr. (1911–1988), military officer
• Newton A. McCully (1867–1951), military officer
• Sammy Meeks (1923–2007), baseball player
• Adam Minarovich, actor, screenwriter and film director
• Charles Murphey (1799–1861), politician
• Larry Nance (born 1959), basketball player
• James Lawrence Orr (1822–1873), politician
• Lu Parker (born 1968), beauty pageant titleholder, journalist, activist and speaker
• Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, drag queen and actor
• Mary Lou Parks (1939–2015), politician
• Zacch Pickens (born 2000), American football player
• Wesley Quinn, dancer and singer
• Jim Rice (born 1953), baseball player
• Terence Roberts (born 1959 or 1960), politician
• Saudia Roundtree (born 1974), basketball player
• William Schilletter (1893–1974), American football player and military officer
• Cole Seiler (born 1994), soccer player
• Muhammad Shamsid-Deen (born 1969), American football player
• William Percy Sharpe (1871–1942), politician
• Lily Strickland (1884–1958), composer, painter and writer
• Jessica Stroup (born 1986), actress
• Jack Swilling (1830–1878), pioneer
• Ben Taylor (1888–1953), baseball player
• C. I. Taylor (1875–1922), baseball player and manager
• Candy Jim Taylor (1884–1948), baseball player
• Steel Arm Johnny Taylor (1879–1956), baseball player
• O. Rogeriee Thompson (born 1951), judge
• Albert Wheeler Todd (1856–1924), architect
• Annie Tribble (1932–2013), basketball coach
• James Michael Tyler (1962–2021), actor
• Derek Watson (born 1981), gridiron football player
• George Webster (1945–2007), American football player
• Felix Zollicoffer Wilson (1866–1950), politician
• Tony Young (born 1962), martial artist and teacher

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Anderson has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:{{Cite web |url=http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Anderson,%20South%20Carolina |title=Interactive City Directory |access-date=2017-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207193940/http://www.sister-cities.org/interactive-map/Anderson,%20South%20Carolina |archive-date=2017-02-07 |url-status=dead}}

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• {{flagdeco|UK}} Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Scotland, United Kingdom

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