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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9G2_75-mm-field-gun-3-inch-m1903_Greenville-SC.html
This gun is based on the British 15lb. Erhardt gun and was manufactured prior to World War I (1914-1918). Since the gun trail is one piece it could not be elevated easily. It could fire between 20 and 30 rounds of 75mm shells per minute. The 75mm …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9G1_6-inch-field-howitzer-model-of-1908_Greenville-SC.html
This type of gun was used by the United States for training purposes in World War I (1917-1918). Our French allies had requested that all pre-1917 American guns by relegated to training purposes only. Our allies supplied all of our artillery needs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9FY_90-mm-m-2-anti-aircraft-gun_Greenville-SC.html
This type of gun was adopted in 1942 and was used mainly against enemy planes. It was used in both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operation during World War II (1941-1945). The 90 mm M-2 AA gun could fire at airplanes up to an altitude of 33…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9FW_furman-university_Greenville-SC.html
This plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of Furman University's relocation from this site to the current campus north of Greenville on Poinsett Highway. From 1851 to 1958, Furman University was located atop this bluff above the Reedy River Fa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9FR_hunting-grounds-to-mill-town_Greenville-SC.html
The CherokeesGreenville County was Cherokee Territory before the Revolution. European settlers were forbidden to live here until 1777, when Native Americans were forced to cede this land to the new state. Most of modern day Greenville was hunting …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8WN_reedy-river-falls_Greenville-SC.html
Source of Power, Growth, Inspiration, Love & Good Clean FunThe Reedy River, named for the reeds which once grew close around its banks, flows from travelers Rest southward for almost sixty miles. In the middle of Greenville, it tumbles into steep,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8VN_harriet-smith-wyche_Greenville-SC.html
In recognition of her vision and sustained commitment to the conservation and renewal of the Reedy River Falls Historic Park.
Her enthusiastic guidance over two decades has been a continuing inspiration to the community. Under her direction the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8Q9_eighty-unnamed-soldiers_Greenville-SC.html
In Grateful MemoryofEighty Unnamed SoldiersofThe Southern ConfederacyWhose Remains Lie BuriedIn This Block
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7UW_reedy-river-factory_Greenville-SC.html
1820The South preferred to send its raw cotton to New England for spinning and weaving when Vardry McBee and his Mill Right John Adams built this Dam at Conestee to power a paper wood and cotton mill.The mill supplied the news print for the papers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM7TO_donaldson-air-force-base-captain-john-o-donaldson_Greenville-SC.html
Donaldson Air Force BaseGreenville Army Air Base opened on this site in 1942 and trained B-25 bomber crews during World War II. Emphasizing air transport after 1945 and renamed Donaldson Air Force Base in 1951. It was the home to C-124 transports …