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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR3Y_the-lynching-of-willie-earle_Greenville-SC.html
[Front] The Willie Earle lynching was the last recorded in S.C. and the one of the last in the South. On the night of February 15, 1947, white cabdriver Thomas W. Brown was found mortally wounded beside his cab in Pickens County. Earle, a young bl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK8W_parker-high-school-auditorium_Greenville-SC.html
Built in 1938 by the Works ProgressAdministration, it was a part ofthe largest WPA school project inthe state of South Carolina. Theauditorium was built at a cost of$50,000 and named for Thomas F. Parker,local mill executive. The dedicationceremon…
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/HM77F_irvin-h-philpot-highway_Greenville-SC.html
Named in honor ofIrvin H. Philpotfor his dedicated public serviceto South Carolina.Member, State Legislature1952 — 58Member, State Highway Commission1959 — 631967 — 71Chairman, State Highway Commission1962 — 63
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5T5_general-store_Greenville-SC.html
One of the first stores in this section of the state stood near this spot. Its day book shows that it was in operation in 1794, three years before the founding of the town of Greenville.
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