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Anderson County and its county seat, Anderson, were named
for Revolutionary War General Robert Anderson (1741-1812).

Welcome to Anderson Oconee counties, on the east by engineer William C. Whitner, mentored
the Saluda River, and on the south by by Nikola Tesla, conceived the idea of
County. Prior to European Abbeville County. generating alternating current electricity
settlement in the 1700s, By the 1900s Anderson County was using the turbulent water of the Rocky
thriving with textile mills, which over time River to power the city in 1896.
this was home to the gave way to many other industries. With AARP recently listed Anderson in its
Cherokee nation. one of the lowest costs of living in the Best Places to Live and Retire Now for its
U.S., the area today is a growing industrial, “Budget Southern Charm.” Anderson’s
y 1791 the land was incorporated commercial, and tourist center. landscape includes world-class parks,
by South Carolina as Pendleton Anderson County has the resources sports facilities, entertainment venues,
District. The state legislature AnMed Health system, and Anderson
available to help train and develop a highly
B then split Pendleton District into University, the largest private college in
skilled workforce through great higher
Anderson and Pickens counties in 1826. South Carolina.
education options including Anderson
Legend tells us when the town founders
University, Clemson University, and Tri- CITY OF ANDERSON
traveled by foot from Pendleton to the
County Technical College, and more than
new Anderson County seat, their rest Incorporated ........................................1833
15 universities and colleges within 50 miles
stop became the site of the Anderson Population ....................................... 29,980
of Anderson.
Courthouse. In fact, the City of Anderson Address ...............................401 S. Main St.
Anderson County has nine municipalities,
was originally called Anderson Courthouse Anderson, SC 29624
until the districts became counties in each with distinct attributes. Three are Phone .................................(864) 231-2200
1868. The first courthouse was a log along the South Carolina National Heritage Council Meets ........2nd and 4th Mondays
cabin. Today’s historic courthouse was Corridor: Belton, Honea Path, and Pendleton. City Hall – 6-8 p.m.
built in 1898 and renovated in 1904, 1939, *Meetings are broadcast live when
and 1991. CITY OF ANDERSON possible on EC-TV Charter Cable
Anderson County is 718 square miles in Known as “The Electric City,” Anderson Channel 192 and YouTube at
Upstate South Carolina, halfway between was the first city in the U.S. to have a youtube.com/cityofanderonsc
Charlotte and Atlanta. It is bordered on continuous supply of hydroelectric power Website ..................cityofandersonsc.com
the west by the Savannah River and Lake and first in the world to operate a cotton Social Media .............. @cityofandersonsc
Hartwell, on the north by Pickens and gin by electricity. Anderson resident and

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