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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM707_laurel-creek-church_Greenville-SC.html
Built 1869Laurel Creek ChurchRebuilt 1938 TrusteesG.C. FranklinJas A. TolbertJ.N. BrownR.C. MeansRev. N.E. Franklin-PCRev. D.S. Curry D.S. Laurel Creek U. M. ChurchNew Addition 2005 TrusteesJohn B. Hallums, CH PersonThomas BurtsBanner Cop…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM703_sterling-high-school_Greenville-SC.html
Established 1929Destroyed by fire 1967 Past PrincipalsJ.C. Martin · R.L. Hickson · Joseph E. Beck · Harold O. Mims, Sr. · Luke H. Chatman Sponsored and erected byClass of 1955
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM700_working-benevolent-society-hospital_Greenville-SC.html
[Marker Front]:The Working Benevolent Society Hospital, first known as St. Luke Colored Hospital, was a two-story frame building standing here at the corner of Green Avenue and Jenkins Street. Founded in 1920, it served blacks in Greenville for tw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ZN_the-moultrie-flag_Greenville-SC.html
This flag, commonly referred to as "The Moultrie Flag," was carried by Colonel William Moultrie's South Carolina Militia on Sullivan's Island in Charleston Harbor on June 28, 1776. The British were defeated that day which saved the South from Brit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ZM_guilford-courthouse-flag_Greenville-SC.html
This flag, often referred to as the Guilford Courthouse Flag, is an example of the diversity of American flags during the Revolutionary War period. It has the unique design elements of an elongated canton with white background and 13 blue, eight-s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ZK_old-glory_Greenville-SC.html
"Old Glory" or "The Stars and Stripes" as our present day American flag is referred to, is the most recognizable symbol of freedom, unity and hope on earth. Our flag and its meaning are described in the lyrics of our national anthem, "The Star Spa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ZG_the-south-carolina-flag_Greenville-SC.html
Our South Carolina state flag represents one of the oldest flag designs still in use. Its design elements go back to 1765 when three white crescents were used on a blue flag by protesters against the Stamp Act. Ten years later, a flag with a singl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6ZE_the-betsy-ross-flag_Greenville-SC.html
This flag, commonly referred to as "The Betsy Ross Flag," was adopted June 14, 1777 (Flag Day). The Continental Congress on this day resolved "That the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes alternating red and white; that the Union be thir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6Z8_sterling-high-school_Greenville-SC.html
[Front]:Sterling High School stood ? mi. southeast of here and served generations of African Americans in Greenville. Founded in 1896 by Rev. D.M. Minus and called Greenville Academy, it was first located in west Greenville. It moved into a new tw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6Z6_joseph-jefferson-jackson_Greenville-SC.html
Philadelphia Athletics 1908-1909Cleveland Naps 1910-1915Chicago White Socks 1915-1920Position: Left FieldThrew: RightBatted: Left1919 World Series Batting Average .375Lifetime Batting Average .356Third Highest in Baseball History——&mda…