Cayce is a really special place.

Deep rooted with families that have lived here for forever.

Community is involved in doing public art.

We are this hidden gem of just this gorgeous, amazing city in the middle of this region with local coffee shops and art galleries and all kinds of different fun flavors and local breweries.

It's really a vibrant place to come and enjoy.

Cayce was always a railroad town.

Starting around the turn of the century, and that's how Casey got its name.

It was a guy named William J. Cayce, who opened up a business here, and there were a couple of railroads that crossed near his business, and he built a spur to those railroads.

It was called Cayce's Crossing.

And in 1914, when they incorporated the town, they called it Cayce.

So this has always been a crossroads of people moving into the area and out of the area.

And a lot of trade took place here.

We have a pretty deep colonial history that you really don't find on the Columbia side of the river.

Going back to 1718 that's when our first fort was here.

The first European structure here in the Midlands.

They traded deer skins for ammunition, rifles and things like that.

So there's a connection that makes Cayce kind of unique.

Yeah.

I'm a fourth generation Cayce resident.

My great grandparents moved here.

Our rich history is what makes us unique.

I think we've been able to preserve that very well through the history museum and the 12,000 Year History Park, and through our river walks and things like that, that showcase the history of the the battles that happened along Congaree River.

And I think building on that, we've been able to to have businesses that have been here, like CMC, who has built the rebar for some of the biggest bridges in our region.

We have a rock quarry that's been here, dating back to the 1800s and still operates that, that mines granite that has been used to build the infrastructure for our area.

And that's all come from here in Cayce.

And yet in the Guinn Yard brickworks and the kilns that that produce the bricks that have rebuilt the Midland's and built Cayce.

We're really a layman's town that that's really growing.

And we're getting a lot of great young professionals that are coming over from the city of Columbia and moving here, with the university and the city growing, and we're happy to welcome them with open arms, but also have a lot of generational families that have been here.

And I think all of that will write the history of Cayce.

Hearing all the stories about people who've lived here, their whole lives.

It is such an amazing opportunity for any artist that wants to do a mural, to have that experience of bringing art and community together as one.

So this being an arts district, it's just an amazing opportunity for people to come together and create something beautiful.

I would say that this community is very welcoming because before I started the mural, I was able to see parts of Casey I didn't know existed, and even as I worked on it, I had people walking by just cheering me on and telling me how amazing my work was, and just giving me stories about their background and how this mural makes them feel like they're heard.

So it's such an amazing opportunity to have done this.

Steel Hands is really a staple here in the city of Cayce.

We've brought this concept here as a new destination brewery, where a large scale production brewery that is one of the largest in the state right now in barrels per year.

And our focus has always been to create quality, exceptional product, but to also have a mission to give back to our community.

And I mean, we're really a gathering place for our community at the end of the day.

Our mission, as far as our community goes, is to always give back.

And we support in a number of ways across the year.

We host pint fundraisers for different nonprofit organizations.

We love supporting live music, whether it's local, regional or national acts.

We have a huge stage here and that's an opportunity for people to just come out and experience our destination brewery.

As you can tell, it's just peaceful down here.

We have over 20 miles of trails that people can enjoy, that they can come with their family and and enjoy the river, or go for a long walk or go for a bike ride.

Come to Cayce and see all the different art pieces that they have.

Just find the beauty in our city because there's so many treasures here.

The fact that we've been able to preserve that is what really keeps people really excited here, because they know that what they're doing and an impact they're having on our community will be told in years to come.

This is our town, Cayce.

This is our town.

This is our town.

This is our town.