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The Spartanburg Community
While Spartanburg is at the heart of the South's textile industry, it has also become a focus of international business during the past three decades. Industries from Switzerland, Italy, France, and Germany (BMW, most recently) have made Spartanburg their home away from home. This blend of cultures has resulted in a quality of life that is an ideal mix of the traditional and the unexpected. This has also caused an upsurge in growth in the Greenville-Spartanburg area that is rapidly increasing culture and life-style opportunities. Spartanburg is a community that has something for everyone. In this city of about 85,000 - part of a metropolitan area of 250,000-plus - residents and visitors alike can find a lifestyle that is second to none in the surging Sunbelt. Known as the "Fresh Peach Capital of the World" and the "Crossroads of the New South," Spartanburg is located in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its convenient location at the junction of I-26 and I-85 makes the community easily accessible to both mountain and beach resorts. Asheville, NC and Charlotte, NC are 1 hour away. Columbia, SC is a 90 minute drive. The ski slopes of North Carolina, the beaches of Charleston, and the excitement of Atlanta are all within a 2-3 hour drive. Hilton Head Island and Myrtle Beach are four hours away. In between is the beauty of the Western Carolinas, with outdoor activities such as golfing, cycling, hunting, hiking, fishing, water skiing, hang gliding, and white water rafting. Lakes are all around. The mountains are, literally, in sight. Cycling Links:
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