The "Love Where You Live" Campaign is a grassroots movement designed to promote buying local and general support of the Spartanburg community. The purpose is to support local businesses and economy, grow the vibrant economy that is special to Spartanburg, and to educate its citizens on the importance of thinking locally first when making consumer choices. HUB LOVE energizes collective pride in Spartanburg by rallying it’s residents to “Love Where You Live.”
Download your "Hub Love GeoTrail" Passport Grid here to begin:
*** Due to a business change, we had to archive Hub Love - Create Local GC6M2AK ***
It is now a freebie spot on your passport. In it's place, draw a picture of a paintbrush!
To redeem your Passport for a Geocoin you must:
Hand Deliver your completed passport to:
City of Spartanburg Parks, Recreation & Special Events Office
100 North Liberty Street Spartanburg, SC 29306
Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
Or mail your completed passport to:
City of Spartanburg Parks, Recreation & Special Events
PO Box 1749 Spartanburg, SC 29304
At this location there are 3 words to the right of the name of the business. Count the number of times the letter “S” occurs.
Add 1 to this number for “A.”
Your next stop is for book lovers.
N34 55.823 W081 52.958
Count the number of letters in the blue word above the door.
Subtract 2 from this number for “B.”
If you enjoyed the last location, you are going to fall in love with this one also.
N34 56.894 W081 55.800
Here you will find a piece of themed artwork. How many letters are in the first word in the name of this statue?
Add 3 to this number for “C.”
The next stop is for a business still chugging along despite the digital era.
N34 56.916 W081 56.075
Take the numerical value for the month listed on the stone marker on the wall.
Add 4 to your answer for “D.”
This next stage has your latest best sellers.
N34 56.934 W081 56.058
What is the last digit on the granite block on the right corner?
Subtract 1 from this number for “E.”
To locate this cache, you must replace the letters in the following set of coordinates with the correct numbers found on your journey through Spartanburg.
N34 56.ABC W081 55.DE5
You now have Read Local and are well on your way to finding the final!