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Greenville, South Carolina is the sixth-most populous city in the state with a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census and serves as the county seat of Greenville County, while its metropolitan area of approximately 997,000 residents represents the largest metro area in South Carolina. Located halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte along I-85 in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Greenville anchors Upstate South Carolina, an economic and cultural region with an estimated 1.63 million residents. Established in 1797 and incorporated in 1831, the city originally developed as an industrial hub through cotton mills and rail infrastructure, including the Greenville & Columbia Railroad funded in 1853, before transitioning to advanced manufacturing and automotive production in recent decades. Major employers include Michelin, Prisma Health, Bon Secours, and Duke Energy, while cultural attractions encompass the Peace Center, Greenville County Museum of Art, and Falls Park on the Reedy in Downtown Greenville. The city's founding is attributed to Vardry McBee, who purchased the area in 1816 and is credited as the father of Greenville for donating land for churches, academies, mills, and Furman University, which he helped relocate from Winnsboro in 1851. Spartanburg, South Carolina, nicknamed "Sparkle City," is the county seat of Spartanburg County and the 11th-most populous city in South Carolina with 38,732 residents as of the 2020 census. Located 98 miles northwest of Columbia and 80 miles west of Charlotte, North Carolina, Spartanburg serves as the second-largest city in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area with a 2023 population of 1.59 million and is part of the ten-county "Upstate" region of northwestern South Carolina. Founded in 1785 and named after the Spartan Regiment that fought in the American Revolutionary War under Andrew Pickens at the Battle of Cowpens, the city earned the "Hub City" designation in the 19th century as railroad lines radiated outward like a wheel hub. Spartanburg became a major textile manufacturing center in the late 1800s with approximately 40 mills established by the early 1900s, though production declined by the 1950s as manufacturing jobs moved offshore. The city is home to Wofford College, Converse University, Spartanburg Community College, and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, and serves as the headquarters for Denny's restaurant. Anderson is a city in South Carolina with a population of 28,106 as of the 2020 census, ranking it the 16th-most populous city in the state and serving as the county seat of Anderson County. Located 120 miles from Atlanta and 140 miles from Charlotte just off Interstate 85, Anderson is one of three principal cities in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had 975,480 residents in 2023. The city earned its nickname "Electric City" after William C. Whitner established electricity there in 1895 via a hydroelectric plant on the Rocky River, making Anderson one of the first Southeastern cities with electricity and the first in the world to power a cotton gin electrically. Anderson was settled in 1826 and incorporated in 1828 as Anderson Court House, named after Revolutionary War figure Robert Anderson, and experienced Union occupation during and after the American Civil War, including the 1865 Battle of Anderson. The city is also home to Anderson University, established in 1911 as Anderson College by the local Chamber of Commerce and affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention.