Belton Depot

<center>Replacing the wooden structure located across the street that had served the Belton Community since 1853, the brick Southern & Blue Ridge Combined Railway Depot was designed in 1907 and completed by 1910. In the heyday of passenger and freight train use around 1914, there were 85 trains or trolleys making stops in Belton. Passenger trains were discontinued in 1961 and today only one freight train, owned by the Pickens Railway Company, travels past the Depot. <br><br> The Depot building has seen two renovations, one from 1980-1983, funded by concerned citizens and local businesses, and the other from 2005-2006, funded through grants from the South Carolina Highway Commission (ANATS) and Anderson County. The Depot was completely upgraded and rehabilitated and dedicated to the community in October 2006. The historic Belton Train Depot now houses the Ruth Drake Museum, the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame, a performance and meeting venue, and an exhibition gallery with coffee shop.</center> <br> <i>[Left Column]</i>:<br> <center><b>Anderson County Council<br> 2005-2006</b><br> Larry E. Greer - Chairman - District 3<br> Bill McAbee - Vice Chairman - District 4<br> Michael G. Thompson - District 5<br> G. Fred Tolly, Jr. - District 1<br> Gracie S. Floyd - District 2<br> William C. Dees - District 6<br> M. Cindy Wilson - District 7<br> Joey R. Preston - County Administrator <br><br> <b>Anderson County Legislative Delegation</b><br> Senator William H. O'Dell, S.C. Senate District #4<br> Representative Ronald P. Townsend, S.C. House District #7 <br><br> <b>Anderson County</b><br> Robert Carroll - Central Services Director<br> Bill Lloyd - Project Engineer <br><br> <b>Architect</b><br> Craig, Gaulden & Davis<br> F. Earle Gaulden, FAIA <br><br> <b>Contractor</b><br> C&G Builders<br> Tom & Jo'n Stansell <br><br> <b>SCDOT</b><br> Marion P. Cornell, Commissioner, 3rd Congressional District</center> <br> <i>[Right Column]</i>:<br> <center><b>City of Belton<br> 2005-2006</b><br> Rufus Callahan - Mayor<br> Jean C. Martin - Ward 1<br> Hattie S. Green - Ward 2<br> Marion Nickles, Jr. - Ward 3<br> Wallace Shaw - Ward 5<br> Jimmy Milford - Ward 6<br> David Watson - City Administrator <br><br> <b>Belton Area Partnership</b><br> Lee Harris, Director<br> Homer Booth, Henry Clinkscales, Mitchell Cole<br> James G. Culwell, David Jones <br><br> <b>Belton Area Museum Association<br> 2005-2006</b><br> Alison Darby - President<br> Jon Wiley - Vice President<br> Linda Bradshaw - Secretary<br> Nancy Page - Treasurer<br> James Ballard, Jay Blake, Margaret A. Cole<br> Dick Gaillard, Joe Greer, Roy Mac Haggard<br> John LeHeup, Jim Marshall, Charles Martin<br> Benson Mattison, Ernest Mattison, Lucille Mattison<br> Allen Motes <br><br> <b>Pickens Railway Company</b><br> Nancy Johnson</center>