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John H. Goodwin Store Welcome Center

John H. Goodwin Store Welcome Center

The new Welcome Center on Highway 11.

3782 Highway 11
Travelers Rest, SC 29690
Phone: 864-906-3663
A new welcome center on the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway (SC 11) housed in the restored 1870s John H. Goodwin Store. It is located just west of the National Byway’s junction with US 25 N. The building housed one of the area’s earliest post offices, Orleans (formerly Pickett’s Valley and Lima, after 1852), and was a general store for the community.
 
The welcome center is open  Thursdays through Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Sundays, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 

The Blythe-Goodwin-Hagood House behind the welcome center was originally built in the late 1700s. Both the house and store building are listed on the National Register for Historic Places. The house is currently being restored.

For more information on the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway, visit www.scenic11.com.