Lisa Richardson>> Pendleton just has a special charm to it, and it's like going back in time.

Powell Hickman>> You can stand o than the electrical lights around the town square, you really could think you'd gone back 100 years.

Abdul Karkour>> Pendleton is to me is the jewel of Anderson County.

We love it.

Les McCall>> I love Pendleton for the small town feel, but with some bigger town amenities.

Sandra Gantt>> The small town atmosphere is what we strive very hard to keep.

Frank Crenshaw>> I was born here in Pendleton.

So, I've lived here for 64 years So, that says a lot about what I think about Pendleton.

Powell Hickman>> This whole regi of South Carolina was Cherokee country.

Matter of fact, the town of Pendleton sat along the historic Cherokee Trail.

So in 1790, the town was formed mainly by Charlestonians that were coming up here to escape the summer heat, humidity, mosquitoes and yellow fever, and so in 1820s and 1830s, we probably had, you know, a couple of 100 residents from Charleston that had large summer homes up in the area.

Pendleton Historic Foundation wa There was a group of Pendleton residents that identified two historic houses that needed saving.

There were a number of historic properties in the Pendleton area that were built by Charlestonians.

They deteriorated every time and they'd begun to realize that there weren't many of those houses left, and so in 1966, we were able to acquire a property, Ashtabula from the Mead Paper Company, and a few years later, we were able to acquire Woodburn House from Clemson University, both of which, were in bad repair, and with about 12 years of restoration, the foundation was able to restore both houses and open them to the public.

>> Pendleton is a very good community to live in, because we do have a lot of shops and restaurants.

Recently Pendleton executed our downtown master plan which we made this whole area handicap accessible.

It's very walkable.

It's very pedestrian friendly, and we have a lot of shops and restaurants.

We have one of them behind us here and we have another new restaurant coming in.

That is going to have rooftop seating.

We have a Mexican restaurant over here across from us.

We have an ice cream shop.

We have a Brewing Company.

There are other businesses right Where we're standing here right popular restaurants called 1826.

It was named after the year this building was constructed.

We also have the Village Bakery.

>> I started the Village Bakery and Cafe in 2014.

I took over existing business.

We do have Bakery and Cafe, and the bakery we open at eight o'clock in the morning.

We serve a lot of different bread, no preservatives, and tasty.

Made everything from the scratch We're serving breakfast and lunch on daily basis.

I'm from Syria.

I came to the United States back in 1980 and I've been here in South Carolina since then.

Everybody's looking for opportunity and it was very nice opportunity for me.

Somebody had told me about this place it was for sale and I come over here and I loved the town and I bought the business.

I have met so many, so many wonderful, wonderful people here and we have great business.

>> I am a member of the Pendleto here in Pendleton.

We have about 20 members of the co-op.

We have several painters.

We have several jewelers, potters, photographers, and it's just a really nice mix of art.

So, everyone brings a different part to the gallery.

I am a photographer.

I primarily take nature photos.

It just kind of came to me naturally.

It's a great way to express myself.

It makes me more aware of nature around.

I take a lot of pictures of birds, because I enjoy the art of capturing and then I love being able to share it here in the gallery too.

♪ bluegrass music ♪ Les McCall>> Bart Garrison is our cultural Museum of South Carolina.

It's the state and Agricultural Museum.

The mission of the museum is to educate students, particularly K through 12 in the past and future of agriculture.

So, it's everything from past processes to future technology that's shaping and changing the field.

At the museum we have everything from static exhibits to live farm animals, as well as reconstructed barns that we have saved from across the upstate.

As the Agricultural Museum, we're kind of a sneak attack, because most kids are very interested when they're coming.

It's just another school field trip, but what you find there, especially if you're out there, petting hogs for the first time or holding a chicken for the first time, you see that agriculture is real, and we try to make it as hands on as humanly possible.

So they're going to see and experience agriculture that most of them never have before.

So, it's not hard to get them to put the phone down.

It catches their attention pretty easily.

>> I grew up in Pendleton.

I was born in Pendleton.

I was raised during the time of segregation.

I won City Council and became the first Black female.

My cousin ran before me and became the first Black male.

My whole family made history twice.

Pendleton is now diverse.

There used to be a restaurant that we used to hang in.

If you'd walk into that bar and sit down, you didn't know who you were sitting next to.

It could have been a gay person.

It could have been a straight person.

It could have been a doctor, lawyer.

It could have been a homeless person, but we all, you know, treated each other as humans, not as your title, and that's great, and I look for that.

We're inclusive, and I hope we stay that way.

Frank>> Pendleton has become a real destination for people.

We just had our 45th Spring Jubilee.

Lisa>> It was so nice to see all the people in the square.

Frank>> There are lots of really high quality vendors.

We have arts and crafts, but it's all handmade items, and we as well have a lot of food vendors as people like.

Lisa>> And we had our doors open and we had just a big crowd in here as they did out there.

Frank>> So people come to Pendleton for this every year.

It's very popular and we have another event similar to that and that is the Fall Festival.

Powell>> We have an organization called Pendleton Pride in Motion that was a community visioning organization.

Frank>> Pendleton Pride in Motion is exactly what the name implies.

It's people in Pendleton that have a lot of pride in their community.

They try to do good things.

Look for projects that they can do to improve the quality of the town.

Powell>> We had a playground built and we built a half a million dollar playground with about $100,000 investment and about 3000 community volunte Frank>> - and they're very involved in their government.

We get a lot of great input from them.

We have a lot of people here that really care about their town.

It makes my job much easier.

Sandra>> 20 years ago, we had the vision that we wanted our town to grow, and all of a sudden, like in the last few years our vision is becoming a reality.

Lisa>> Pendleton is thriving.

The business is here.

That brings a lot of people into town too.

There's just a lot for everyone.

Frank>> Pendleton is a place where there is a lot of economic opportunity nowadays, thanks to Anderson County.

They've been successful with bringing industry in.

So there are a lot of jobs around here, and of course we have Tri-County We have Clemson University here.

Of course we have Anderson University, Southern Wesleyan University.

All of those companies are looking for a trained workforce.

So this is just a perfect environment for them.

Powell>> You know, Walter Edgar calls Pendleton the hidden jewel of South Carolina.

We have modern conveniences, but we also have a wealth of farmland.

You can still ride out a mile from town and see cows grazing and horses in the pasture.

Les>> It's got this little island of the Low Country of South Carolina here in the upcountry, which makes it such a unique place, because nothing around Pendleton is like Pendleton, and when you go to any other town in the upcountry, you see a Pendleton street or a Pendleton Road, because all roads used to lead to Pendleton.

So, it's such a such a gem for the upcountry for sure.

Lisa>> Pendleton, this is our town.

Powell>> It's our town.

Abdul>> This is our town.

Sandra>> This is our town >> Pendleton is our town.

Frank>> I'm sorry, I get excited.

This is our town, Pendleton.

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