Travelers Rest, South Carolina

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Travelers Rest is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 7,788 at the 2020 census. The city is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Greenville and around 20 miles (32 km) south of the North Carolina border, and is part of Upstate South Carolina. Travelers Rest was founded by J.W. Donaldson, founder of a bloodstock cattle empire. Initially built as a reprieve for his oxen and coach herd, the family eventually did yoke and axle repair for settlers headed out on the Oregon Trail. Later, the Dry Goods Warehouse became the start to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The campus of Furman University, a private liberal arts university, was annexed into the city limits of Travelers Rest in 2018.

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