1791Government
In 1791, the South Carolina Legislature created the Washington District, which comprised Greenville, Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties.
1826Government
Anderson was settled in 1826 and incorporated in 1828 as Anderson Court House, separate from the Pendleton district.
1851Government
In 1851, the Johnson Female Seminary was established in Anderson as the first college of the town and was named after William Bullein Johnson.
1865Military
On May 1, 1865, Union forces invaded Anderson looking for the Confederate treasury.
1867Government
Anderson District (later Anderson County after 1867) was also established in 1826 out of the Pendleton district.
1895Government
Whitner in 1895 at a hydroelectric plant on the Rocky River, giving the city the name the Electric City.
1897Infrastructure
In 1897, Whitner's plant was upgraded with a 10,000-volt generating station at Portman Shoals.
1901Architecture
The Portman Dam was swept away in 1901, forcing Anderson into darkness until it was rebuilt in 1902.
1902Military
In 1902, citizens of Anderson erected a 38-foot tall Confederate War Monument that remains intact, in place, and facing the Anderson County Courthouse.
1911Government
=== Anderson University ===
In 1911, Anderson College was established by the Anderson Chamber of Commerce.
1947Infrastructure
1947 and the Blue Ridge Railway in ca.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
At the 2000 census, there were 25,514 people, 10,641 households, and 6,299 families residing in the city.
2007Architecture
Samuel Marshall Orr House
Ralph John Ramer House
=== Parks ===
Anderson Memorial Stadium, ballfield/stadium on 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land on White Road, it was renovated in 200...
2010History
On August 16, 2010, the connector was voted to have four lanes with turn and bike lanes, and a completion date set in October 2012.
2011Architecture
In 2011, construction began on a new east–west connector that is about 3 miles (4,800 m) long between Clemson Boulevard and South Carolina Highway 81.
2022Education
As of October 2022, it is the largest private university in South Carolina.
2023History
It is one of the principal cities in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 975,480 in 2023.