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 the posted coordinates is a magnificent sculpture. On her skirt is inscribed that this is piece 1 / __. The missing number is “A.”
Now you will travel to a place where history, art and science combine.
N 34° 57.172 W 081° 55.779
Find the building that houses the Science Center. How many letters are in the last name of the man who the Science Center is named for?
Subtract 2 from this number for “B.”
Spartanburg has a rich educational history. Let’s go here:
N34° 56.940 W081° 55.607
Subtract the *AL* date on the left from the *AL* date on the right. The result is a two digit number. The first number of the result is “C.”
It’s time for a little grid-iron action! Let’s go here:
N 34° 57.597 W 081° 55.995
What is the first number of the year engraved on this sculpture? Add 1 for “D.”
Are you feeling pretty smart now? Then let’s go join the club!
N 34° 56.688 W 081° 55.868
What is the last digit of the last year that Maggie worked here? Add 3 for your answer for “E.”
One more stop on this tour to go! Head over to some real history:
N 34° 56.320 W 081° 55.112
How many of the prominent persons listed on this sign were educators? Add 5 to this number for “F.”
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 57.ABC W081 56.DEF
You now have Learned Local and are well on your way to finding the final!
