BACKGROUND & PURPOSE
In fall 2015, the National Park Service provided the City of Gaffney with funding to explore the creation of a “discovery center” to celebrate the American Revolutionary War with an emphasis on the Southern Campaign. The NPS was compelled to provide funding for such a plan for three primary reasons:
1 Gaffney’s geographic location is ideal for
telling the story of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution;
2 Gaffney’s historic Carnegie Library is now vacant and in need of repurposing; and
3 A destination-quality Discovery Center will help strengthen revitalization efforts along Gaffney’s historic Main Street.
James Taylor, Gaffney City Manager, Boone Peeler, Gaffney Councilman, and John Slaughter with the National Park Service visit the Historic Carnegie Library and discuss its possible future. Revolutionary War Discovery Center | 3
