Wayne Township’s Bartonia schoolhouse in Randolph County

Read time: 2 min.

The village of Bartonia was recorded in 1849 at the intersection of the Richmond Pike and the Greenville & Winchester Road1. At one time, the town was home to two stores, a smithery, a cabinet shop, a turning shop, a post office, a church, and two doctors! Unfortunately, the settlement started declining as early as 18822. Today, there’s not much left.

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The ruins of Spartanburg High School

Read time: 8 min.

Spartanburg is a tiny place. Tucked away in the southwestern corner of Randolph County, the community consists of little more than a bank, two churches, and a park. Despite that, it’s the largest community in Greensfork Township, and the village’s presence is amplified by its old high school, which towered over the community for a hundred years. Today, its ghostly ruins do.

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