Cherokee County

The town Gaffney is the decided peach capitol of South Carolina, and they want to make sure everyone knows it. Anyone who travels I-85 between Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia is quite familiar with this sight... the one million gallon water tower that was constructed in 1981 to resemble a peach. It is called the Peachoid, though it also goes by other names such as "Mister Peach, and most notably, due to this somewhat obscene angle, "The Moon over Gaffney" (as seen in the image below). For those of you who are unaware, the "Moon" in that particular name isn't descriptive of Earth's moon, but rather an irreverent salute by baring one's rear end to the public, such as Mister Peach is doing here.

Though I've stopped many times in Gaffney for some of the sweetest peaches I've ever laid lips to, I've never taken the time for a decent shot of the Peachoid, though I had wanted to since the first time I had seen it... I can now check it off my "to do" list. There's more reason to stop here than just peaches, however... the northernmost entrance to the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway that leads to some of the most beautiful places throughout the Palmetto State is also located here.