Spartanburg is also home to two, two-year institutions, each with a uniquely defined mission. Spartanburg Community College, with more than 4,000 students, is a leader in technical education. Spartanburg Methodist College, founded in 1911, is a private junior college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. At Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic, students from across the country come to its 80-acre campus in Spartanburg to study the practice that focuses on the correction of vertebral subluxation. The college has been producing chiropractics since 1976. Three shopping districts have been reborn in Spartanburg over the past decade. Near Interstate 26 on the western side of Spartanburg, WestGate Mall and the Dorman Centre shopping center stand out among a bustling retail corridor. Across town, you’ll find Hillcrest Specialty Row and a number of large retailers along S.C. 29.
In the center of it all lies Morgan Square, named after the general who commanded the American forces at the Battle of Cowpens during the Revolutionary War. A blend of local retailers and restaurants, the downtown district continues to evolve as the core of Spartanburg’s nightlife.
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Clockwise from top, the Chapman Cultural Center is Spartanburg’s common ground for the visual and performing arts, the BB&T building downtown is home to the national restaurant chain Denny’s Corp., and Barnet Park offers seven acres of pristine landscape including an outdoor amphitheater.
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