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Travelers Rest

Travelers Rest proper noun: a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.

Proper noun

Travelers Rest

  1. A city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.

Origin of Travelers Rest

The name "Travelers Rest" came from the fact that it is situated close to the border with the North Carolina mountains. Travelers would stop for a moment in the town before they began the difficult journey into the mountains. Travelers would often have to spend the winter there, waiting for the snow to clear in the mountains before continuing northward.

Questions about Travelers Rest

What does Travelers Rest mean?
Travelers Rest means a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.
What part of speech is Travelers Rest?
Travelers Rest is a proper noun.

Words near Travelers Rest in the dictionary

  1. traveler's tree
  2. traveler's trees
  3. traveleress
  4. traveleresses
  5. travelers
  6. Travelers Rest
  7. travelers' checks
  8. travelers' diarrhea
  9. travelest
  10. traveleth
  11. Travelgate

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