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COMMUNITIES

CITY OF BELTON headquartered in Belton, along with
C. Whitner, mentored by Nicholas Welcome to The Standpipe City, working farms and one of Anderson’s
Tesla, conceived the idea of generating and The Tennis Capital of South older businesses, Clinkscales Drugs,
alternating current electricity using the Carolina – home of the Palmetto Tennis founded in 1915. Cultural and
turbulent water of the Rocky River to Championships, the S.C. Tennis Hall of educational facilities include Belton
send power to the city in 1896. Center for the Arts, Belton Depot, Ruth
Fame, and the Standpipe Festival.
AARP recently listed Anderson in its Drake Museum, and the Belton Library.
Belton, founded in the 19th century
Best Places to Live and Retire Now for its
when the Columbia and Greenville
“Budget Southern Charm.” Anderson’s GRAPHICS | STATS AREA
Railroad was built, is the second largest
landscape includes world-class parks, Chartered .............................................1855
town in Anderson County. Located along
sports facilities, and entertainment Population .........................................4,320
the South Carolina National Heritage
venues, the campus of AnMed Health Address ..................306 Anderson Street
Corridor, Belton’s historic residential
system, and Anderson University, the Anderson, SC 29627
areas are within walking distance of a
largest private college in South Carolina. Phone ............................... (864) 338-7773
thriving downtown business district and
Council Meets .........1st Tuesdays – City
GRAPHICS | STATS AREA the historic Town Square. Hall – 6 p.m.
The symbol for Belton is the
Incorporated .......................................1833 Website ............................. gobelton.com
Standpipe, constructed in 1909. This is a
Population .......................................28,796 Social Media ................@cityofbeltonsc
155-foot tall, concrete reinforced water
Address .......................401 S. Main Street
Anderson, SC 29624 tank with a capacity of 165,000 gallons. HONEA PATH
Phone ................................(864) 231-2200 It towers over the city and has the The origins of Honea Path’s name
Council Meets ... 2nd & 4th Mondays – appearance of a medieval castle tower. go two ways. One, the town may be
City Hall – 6-8 p.m. There are only three remaining in the misspelled for William Honey, an early
Website ..............cityofandersonsc.com state, and Belton’s is the tallest. trapper and trader who was granted 200
Social Media ..........@cityofandersonsc Several oil companies are acres by Governor Pinckney in 1788. Or

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10 Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce • (864) 226-3454 • andersonscchamber.com