Facts about Belton

	Belton is a "Child of the Railroad."
	Belton was named for Judge Belton O’Neal by Miss Josephine Brown.
	Belton is the highest point between Greenville and Columbia … 980-ft above sea level.
	The first church in Belton was the Presbyterian.
	For many years the city limits extended for one-half mile. It was changed to one mile in 1940.
	The concrete standpipe is one of the few of its type in the south.
	The area where Belton now stands was once the hunting ground for the Cherokee Indians.
	Belton is the second largest city in Anderson County.
	Judge W. F. Cox was the first Belton boy to be sent to college.
	Belton is proud of its tennis courts and tennis players. The Tennis State Championships are played here. The South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame is located in the Depot here in Belton.
	Belton had a fair from 1904 until 1927.
	Belton changed from a town to a city in 1960.
	Abney Mill was one of the few mills to start with the raw product and produce the finished product.
	Blair Mill was for many years the only Turkish Towel Mill in the state.
	The first Dixie Home Store was opened in Belton by J. P. Williamson, from which grew the great south-wide chain store, Winn-Dixie.
	Over 100 men served in World War I from Belton.
	Mr. W. Carroll Brown taught the first school in 1851.
	There are four highways coming into Belton: Nat. 178-76 State 247-20.
	Three Belton structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.