CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofspartanburg.org/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.spartanburgchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.visitspartanburg.com/

Population:
39673 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1785 (platted), 1831 (incorporated), 1880 (city charter)

County:
Spartanburg County

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of South Carolina Upstate	1967
Converse College	1889
Wofford College	1854

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Donald W. Beatty	Judge	c. 1952		Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court
T. Kenneth Cribb	Activist	7-Aug-1948		Conservative activist
James O. Ellis, Jr.	Military	20-Jul-1947		C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02
Donald Fowler	Government	12-Sep-1935		DNC chairman, 1995-97

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Donald S. Russell	Politician	22-Feb-1906	22-Feb-1998	Governor of South Carolina, 1967-71

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