Anderson, SC, is about as far away from the Lowcountry as you can get. Tucked up in the far northwest corner of the SC triangle, it is closer to Atlanta, GA, and to Charlotte, NC, than it is to Charleston, SC, or Savannah, GA.
When Eugene Goldsmith Evans relocated there in 1861 with his wife and their growing family (2 kids born, 8 more on the way), the population was less than 700. By his death in 1908, more than 9.500 people lived in Anderson. As an engineer in an industrial, textile town, he helped shape the fabric of the city. His last residence was at 414 North McDuffie St.
His children went on to be business and cultural leaders in the community, running a drug store (102 Whitner), a general store (107 South Main), a power company, a savings and loan, a stocks trading company, an opera house (118 E. Benson), and so forth.
B&O Evans & Co ad
Evan’s Pharmacy ad
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson,_South_Carolina
Today, more than 26,600 people live in “The Electric City”, “The Friendliest City in South Carolina”.