This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Hollywood Cowboy Hangs Hat In Spartanburg
Jim Abee, a real life movie cowboy, pursued western stardom from Norman Oklahoma to Hollywood. He rode as an extra behind stars like Roy Rogers and John Wayne, later built film sets for Paramount and Fox, and worked on shows such as Gunsmoke and Bonanza before moving to Spartanburg after a 1971 earthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Jim Abee
Mt. Ida
Ark
Abee
Norman
Oklo
Gene Autry
Champion
Autry
Hollywood
West
California
Republic Studios
Crash Corrigan
Sunset Carson
Hopalong Cassidy
Buck Jones
Tim McCoy
Roy Rogers
Gabby Hayes
Ward Bond
Wild Bill Elliott
John Wayne
Republic Pictures
Paramount
Twentieth Century Fox
Daniel Boone
True Grit
Hatari
Iwo Jima