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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM178F_indian-boundary-line_Greer-SC.html
This marks the eastern boundary (the present Greenville-Spartanburg county line) between the Cherokee Nation and the province of South Carolina from the end of the Cherokee War (1759-61) until 1777. In that year, the Treaty of DeWitt's Corner exte…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12IA_subers-mill_Greer-SC.html
Four generations of the Suber family have owned and operated a waterpowered grist mill on Princess Creek, a branch of the Enoree River, since shortly after the Civil War. James A. Suber (1826-1923) ran a sawmill and whiskey still a short distance …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYGG_pelham-mill_Greer-SC.html
· First Textile Mill in Greenville County.
· Site used for textile manufacturing from 1820-1935.
· The mortared stone dam spanning the Enoree River was built with six sluice gates in the 1880's.Rocky Field Creek runs fro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXW7_101-trade-street_Greer-SC.html
The National Registerof Historic Places101 Trade StreetGreer DowntownHistoric DistrictSouth CarolinaDepartment of ArchivesAnd History
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQSO_abner-creek-baptist-church_Greer-SC.html
Dedicates this marker to the lasting memory of those people whose unselfish efforts organized and sustained this church with God's help through the years
Abner Creek Baptist Church organized Sept 26, 1832 in the home of William and Sarah Hendri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQSN_hugh-porter-jane-baily-mcclimon_Greer-SC.html
Born to this union, six children, John Pressely gave the land for Liberty Hill Church. The first church was logs. Sallie McClimon married Jeremiah Glenn. They gave most of the money to build the first frame building. A committee asked Sallie Glenn…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ1B_flatwood_Greer-SC.html
This site was the center of a strong Spartanburg County agricultural community during the 1800s-1962. Flatwood, remembered for its strong family ties and caring people, was known for its outstanding family farm operations which included cotton, co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKLH_stone-mortar_Greer-SC.html
Discovered about 1930by Henry Clarknear Frohawk Creek on propertybelonging to J.T. Moon. Most likelyused to crack and grind corn and acornsinto meal by a band of Lower Cherokee,this mortar is highly unusual becauseof its massive dimensions, a fact…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG36_early-white-settlement-the-massacre-of-jacob-hite_Greer-SC.html
[Marker Front]:Early White SettlementBy 1768 Indian traders and land speculators Richard Pearis (d. 1794) and Jacob Hite of Virginia acquired large tracts from the Cherokees in present-day Greenville County. Though royal authorities disputed the v…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEU4_mcclimons-memorial_Greer-SC.html
In memory ofHugh Porter McClimons, his wife, Jane Bailey, and her brothers, Hugh and Robert Bailey, pioneers, who helped build this section of Greenville and Spartanburg district.
Hugh Porter McClimons came from Aronak, Ireland, at the age of 1…