Richard Pearis Marker

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Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Richard Pearis

By Brian Scott, May 26, 2008

1. Richard Pearis Marker

Inscription. Richard Pearis, Greenville's first white settler, was an Irish adventurer who had settled in Virginia with his wife and family by the middle of the eighteenth century. He developed good trade relationships with the Cherokee Indians, had a son by an Indian woman, and in 1770 acquired title to 100,000 acres of Indian land in what is now Greenville County. He set up his "Great Plains" Plantation with a trading post and grist mill on the banks of the Reedy River. Pearis was wooed by both Patriots and Tories when the American Revolution began. When he went with the British, Patriots burned his home, mill, and store. He fled to the Bahamas and never returned to Greenville. Paris Mountain is named for him.

Location. 34° 50.691′ N, 82° 24.031′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker is on Falls Street near Camperdown Way (South Carolina Route 124). Click for map. This marker is located in Greenville's historic Falls Park, on the east end of the Liberty Bridge. Marker is in this post office area: Greenville SC 29601, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Camperdown Mill (here, next to this marker); Cradle of Greenville (here, next to this marker); Liberty Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Reedy River Falls (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Hunting Grounds to Mill Town (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Liberty Bridge (about 300 feet away); Falls Place (about 300 feet away); Vardry Dixon Ramseur, III (about 300 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Greenville.

Area Immediately Around the Richard Pearis Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Brian Scott, June 1, 2008

2. Area Immediately Around the Richard Pearis Marker

More about this marker. This marker is one of a series of markers in the Historic Falls Park covering bits of Greenville's history.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 31, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 622 times since then. Photos: 1. Submitted on May 31, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. 2. Submitted on June 1, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.