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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIP4_mcbees-mills_Greenville-SC.html
Vardry McBee purchased more than 11,000 acres around the Reedy River from Lemuel Alston in 1815. Although McBee lived in Lincolnton, North Carolina, he wished to develop his Greenville property, and in 1819 he build a "superior" brick corn mill on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIOE_the-reedy-river_Greenville-SC.html
The Reedy River, named for the "reeds" which once grew close around its banks, flows from Traveler's Rest southward for almost sixty miles. In the middle of Greenville, it tumbles into steep, narrow falls, and then meanders toward Conestee before …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMILH_history-of-falls-park_Greenville-SC.html
The Carolina Foothills Garden Club, beginning in 1967, spearheaded efforts to reclaim the long neglected site of Greenville's birthplace and to preserve its natural beauty along the banks of the Reedy River. The City of Greenville endorsed the pro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHXZ_the-touchstone-house_Greenville-SC.html
The small two-story stucco-covered brick house overlooking the Reedy River falls was built by W.E. Touchstone between 1894 and 1896. It was located in the "West End," a rapidly developing residential and commercial area across the river from Green…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHXW_the-touchstone-house-falls-cottage_Greenville-SC.html
Multi Use HouseThe two-story stucco-covered brick house overlooking the Reedy River falls was built by W.E. Touchstone between 1894 and 1896. It was located in the "West End," a rapidly developing residential and commercial area across the river f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHX7_max-heller-legacy-plaza_Greenville-SC.html
New Beginnings[Top Panel]:It was 1919 and Greenville, South Carolina had emerged from World War I with a surge of patriotism and community spirit. Main Street was a center of activity and a building boom brought the Woodside Building, the Chamber …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFZZ_dr-harold-b-sightler_Greenville-SC.html
Interchange Named in Honor ofDr. Harold B. Sightler1914-1995Founder of:Tabernacle Baptist Church1952-1995 Christian SchoolsChildren's HomeBaptist CollegeTabernacle Baptist Missions InternationalWTBI AM & FM—————&mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEMB_brutontown_Greenville-SC.html
[Front]:Brutontown, an historic African-American community, grew up around the intersection of Paris Mountain Rd. and Rutherford Rd. Benjamin Bruton, a mulatto freedman, bought 1.75 acres here in 1874. He built a house and blacksmith shop, labeled…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEF0_greenvilles-general_Greenville-SC.html
Have you heard the story of General Greene,A Rhode Island private who followed his dream.In 1780 as Washington's manHe came to our state to free our great land. Armies of British were sent by the King,But they were no match for the genius of Gr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYV_dr-john-todd-anderson_Greenville-SC.html
Furman StudentMedical Missionary to ChinaBorn 1887 Died 1918
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