| South Carolina (Greenville County), Cleveland — Point of View |
| |
The View from the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area.
Located in northwestern South Carolina. The Blue Ridge Escarpment ends with an abrupt drop of some 2,000 feet to the foothills below, where the state's Piedmont region begins. The escarpment affords spectacular waterfalls and provides a protected environment for rare and endangered plant and animal species. — Map (db m12533) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Cleveland — Raven Cliff Falls |
| |
This beautiful falls has been preserved and protected by the Mills and Moore Families for several generations and was acquired in 1981 from James P. Moore and Otis P. Moore for the benefit of the citizens of South Carolina. — Map (db m20354) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Cleveland — Tommy Wyche |
| |
The
State
of
South Carolina
expresses
its deep appreciation
to
Tommy Wyche
whose vision and commitment
are responsible for
the Mountain Bridge Recreation
and
Wilderness Area — Map (db m12470) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Cleveland — Welcome to Caesars Head State Park |
| |
About Caesars Head State Park
Caesars Head State Park is part of an 11,000 acre area known as the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Caesars Head contains a diversity of plant and animal communities adapted for life along the escarpment. The Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area provides more than 55 miles of hiking trails, ranging from easy to very strenuous as well as trailside campsites. Picnicking may also be enjoyed in the cool mountain forest.
. . . — Map (db m20699) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Conestee — Beaver at Lake Conestee |
| |
Beaver (Castor canadensis) inhabited the Conestee area long before the arrival of Europeans in the 18th century. Their numerous dams throughout the Park have inundated much of the former lake bed, creating wetlands which provide habitat for wildlife and filtration to purify the waters of the streams and creeks flowing into the Park. Animals dependent on these wetlands include muskrats, river otters, turtles, frogs, water snakes, fish, dukes, geese, herons, and other birds.
A . . . — Map (db m15935) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Conestee — Lake Conestee in Transition |
| | At its largest, Lake Conestee's water surface covered about 130 acres - the area inside the colored boundaries shown on the four aerial photos. This original lake was created when the current dam at the mill was constructed about 1892. As the City of Greenville grew upstream, sediment from development and industrial discharge gradually began to fill the lake. During World War II, the construction of Donaldson Air Force Base, to the west on Marrow Bone Creek, increased the rate at which the . . . — Map (db m15932) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Conestee — McBee Chapel |
| | Was built in 1841 at the request of Alexander
McBee son of Vardry McBee founder of Conestee, S.C.
This building was designed and laidout by
John Adams, Vardry McBee's millwright.
Mr. Adams designed the church in an octagonal shape
so as to accommodate more seating space.
The church seats 150 people.
There are only two other octagonal brick churches
of this type in the United States. — Map (db m9395) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Conestee — Reedy River Factory |
| | 1820
The South preferred to send its raw cotton to New England for spinning and weaving when Vardry McBee and his Mill Right John Adams built this Dam at Conestee to power a paper wood and cotton mill.
The mill supplied the news print for the papers of Greenville, Spartanburg, and Charlotte. When J.W. Grady and David O. Hawthorne took over the mill in
1862
they worked around the clock to make uniforms for the Confederate Army. The Reedy River Plant was replaced by the Conestee . . . — Map (db m12166) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fork Shoals — Erected by Sullivan - Dunklin Chapter D.A.R. |
| |
[Front]:
Approximately 2 miles s.e. is the corner of the Old Indian Boundary Line. Nearby is also the original site 1785 of the following: Lebanon Church, the Rev. Mark Moore's School, the Grove Settlement.
The church organizers 1785 were: the Rev. Mark Moore & families of Arnolds, Bowmans, Dunklins, Camps, Gores, Ragsdales, Sullivan, Ridgeways. Property donor - Mary Charlton Sullivan.
Builders of the 2nd structure 1832: Rev. Barnett Babb, Benj. Camp, Wm. Mears, Abijah . . . — Map (db m16323) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fork Shoals — 23-16 — Lebanon Church |
| |
This United Methodist Church was originally located about 1¼ miles east and named the Grove. It was visited by Bishop Francis Asbury in 1790 and 1800. Relocated about ½ mile SW of here after the land was obtained 1832. Present house of worship was erected in 1850's and named changed to Lebanon. Sunday School annex completed 1951 and steeple and portico in 1955. — Map (db m9018) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fork Shoals — 23-17 — Sullivan (Grove) Cemetery |
| |
The cemetery located about ½ mile north, marks the site of Grove Church, established prior to 1790, one of the first Methodist churches in Greenville County. The present church, renamed Lebanon, is located about 1¼ miles W. of here. A number of Revolutionary War soldiers and church founders are buried in this cemetery, now maintained by the church and the Sullivan family. — Map (db m9021) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — 23 30 — Cherokee Boundary (1767) |
| | In 1766-67 S.C. & N.C. negotiated with the Cherokee to establish a boundary between Indian land to the west and new settlement to the east. This north-south line ran past this point to N.C. and on to Va. In S.C. it ran north from near present-day Honea Path, crossed the Reedy River near present-day Princeton, and ended at the S.C.-N.C. line.
The Cherokee ceded all land east of the 1767 line to the colonies of S.C. and N.C. in 1786, when S.C. created its first counties, the line from the . . . — Map (db m10002) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates — 10/11/07 - 12/6/98 |
| | [Southwest]:
Don't look at me in sympathy, I'm glad I'm this way for I feel good and I'm knocking on wood, as long as I can say you just watch me peg it. You can tell by the way I leg it that I'm Peg Leg Bates, the one legged dancing man. I mix like fantastic, but with hot gymnastics I'm Peg Leg Bates, the one legged dancing man.
"Life means, do the best that you can with what you have, with all your mind and heart. One can do anything in this world if one wants to do it badly . . . — Map (db m9022) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — Eve |
| | In Mermory of
Eve
The First Woman — Map (db m19297) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — 23-19 — Fairview Church / Fairview Cemetery |
| |
(Front): Settlers from the Nazareth area of Spartanburg County founded this Presbyterian church in 1786 on land ceded by the Cherokee Indians in the treaty of DeWitt's Corner, 1777. It is said that three buildings, two of logs and one of brick, preceded this 1858 building. The Sunday school annex was built in 1949 and the office-historical building in 1986.
(Reverse): The oldest marked graves in this cemetery are those of Margaret Alexander, d. 1791, and Elizabeth . . . — Map (db m8946) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — Fountain Inn Veterans Monument |
| | Dedicated to
the memory of
our fallen
comrades — Map (db m19269) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — Mrs. Emmie Fulmer |
| | In Honor or
Mrs. Emmie Fulmer
Age 102 - 1981
Nation's Oldest Active Garden Club Member — Map (db m19293) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — 23-6 — Old Fountain Inn |
| | According to tradition
an ante-bellum inn
with a gushing fountain
in the front yard
stood near here
on the old stage road
between
Greenville and Columbia
Map (db m8447) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — Snow Campaign Chapter Marker |
| | National Society
Daughters
of the
American Revolution
To commemorate
the Snow Campaign Chapter, NSDAR
organized September 23, 1972
in Fountain Inn, South Carolina
with twenty charter members — Map (db m19272) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — 23-29 — Stone's Mill / Jones' Mill |
| | Stone's Mill:
The first grist mill on Big Durbin Creek was build about 1813 for John Bruce (d. 1818), a veteran of the American Revolution, who also ran a sawmill and woolen mill here. The present mill, built by slave labor before 1860, is made of heart pine, with a granite foundation. It was built for Jesse K. Stone (1825-1899), and the mill was known as Stone's Mill until his death.
Jones' Mill:
The mill complex was sold to R.B. Holland in 1899, then to the Jones family soon . . . — Map (db m10383) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Fountain Inn — 23-21 — Tullyton |
| | This house was built by T.C. Booling c. 1840 near the old indian boundary. C.B. Stewart minister of nearby Fairview Presbyterian Church lived here 1859-1890. — Map (db m8947) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — "Mom, Can I Have a Nickle?" |
| |
Soft drinks, candy and snacks were once sold here. The building's original 1935 plans (see exhibit inside) included a concession area at the main desk. However, after the annex (where restrooms are now) was added in 1945, the park manager's family and, later, the South Carolina Commission of the Blind ran a concessions stand there.
Lifeguards had a first aid station here and "there was a jukebox at the main door to the bathhouse on the porch." With hits like Shake, Rattle and . . . — Map (db m20203) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — "Old College" |
| | Built in 1851 with two class rooms for use while the main building was being completed.
Dr. James C. Furman used the south end,
Dr. Charles H. Judson, the north end.
Entrusted by action of the Trustees on June 10, 1910 to the Quaterion Club for preservation.
Moved to the new campus in 1958. — Map (db m21170) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — "Shoeless" Joe Jackson — Carolina Legends |
| | Shoeless Joe Jackson began his career with the Greenville Spinners. After moving up to the majors, he became one of the greatest hitters of all-time. After playing 13 seasons in the majors, he compiled a .356 average, the third highest in Major League Baseball history. — Map (db m19155) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-9 — "The Poplars" / Elias Earle |
| | "The Poplars"
This was approximately the center of the many acred estate and "seat of hospitality" of Elias Earle, pioneer Greenville settler who began acquiring property here as early as 1787. His home, "The Poplars," stood at the N.E. corner of Rutherford and Buist Streets.
Elias Earle
June 19, 1762-May 19, 1823
Builder of the "Great Wagon Road" across the western mountains from South Carolina to Tennessee in 1797, Elias Earle served as State Legislator 1794-1798, state Senator . . . — Map (db m9084) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — "The Shack" |
| | The Shack, built in 1937, served as a snack bar and rustic gathering place on the campus of the university's coordinated women's college until it was moved to Furman's new campus in 1961. Now a student residence, it is the only remaining structure from the former Greenville Woman's College. — Map (db m20751) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 6 inch Field Howitzer Model of 1908 |
| |
This type of gun was used by the united States for training purposes in World War I (1917-1918). Our French allies had requested that all pre-1917 American guns by relegated to training purposes only. Our allies supplied all of our artillery needs overseas. This allowed us to get more men on ships being sent across the Atlantic Ocean to aid our British and French allies. The howitzer was designed to shell enemy trenches from great distances. The 6 inch Field Howitzer was one of the largest . . . — Map (db m14547) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 75 mm Field Gun / 3 inch M1903 |
| |
This gun is based on the British 15lb. Erhardt gun and was manufactured prior to World War I (1914-1918). Since the gun trail is one piece it could not be elevated easily. It could fire between 20 and 30 rounds of 75mm shells per minute. The 75mm fired mainly explosive and shrapnel shells. Each 75mm shrapnel shell had a time fuse that could be set to explode while still in the air. The shrapnel shell time fuse could be set to fly for 21 seconds. In the event that the time fuse did not work . . . — Map (db m14548) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 90 mm M-2 Anti-Aircraft Gun |
| |
This type of gun was adopted in 1942 and was used mainly against enemy planes. It was used in both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operation during World War II (1941-1945). The 90 mm M-2 AA gun could fire at airplanes up to an altitude of 33,000 feet. Shells were set to explode when they reached a certain altitude. The men who fired this type of gun were known as ack-ack crews. It could be used as a field gun for bombardment and as an anti-tank gun as well. These guns usually operated . . . — Map (db m14544) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-4 — About 1765 |
| |
Near Reedy River Falls, stood the home, trading station, and grist mill of Col. Richard Pearis, first white settler of this section. He was a noted Indian trader and prominent Tory of the Revolution. — Map (db m10428) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — African Elephant — Loxodonta africana |
| | In Greenville!
Joy eats 2 bales of hay, 25 pounds of grain, 20 pounds of fruits and vegetables, with vitamin supplements added, and browse. Total food consumption is up to 200 pounds each day.
Joy, a female, weighs over 8,000 pounds and is just under 8 feet tall. Females are smaller than males, but not dainty.
It's impolite to ask a lady her age, however, Joy was born in 1970 and has been a popular resident of the Greenville Zoo since 1977.
Because "elephant years" are about . . . — Map (db m19443) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Alester G. Furman, Jr. Administration Building |
| | Named in Honor of
Alester Garden Furman, Jr.
Humanitarian, Master Planner, Friend of Youth, Champion of Education, Guiding Light in Building the New South.
This administration building is named to honor Mr. Furman in grateful recognition of his enduring support of Furman University. — Map (db m18863) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Alester Garden Furman, Jr. — 1895-1980 |
| | Fourth generation descendant of Richard Furman, who was the spiritual founder of Furman University.
He served many terms on the Board of Trustees of the University. As chairman he was instrumental in moving Furman University to the present location and in determining the quality and design of the campus and buildings. — Map (db m18903) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Allen Temple AME Church Bell |
| | This bell was transferred from the
old to the rebuilt church in 1929.
Present Morning: Sept. 1983
Donors: W.W. Henderson, Sr., Wilton Wells, Sr., Wilfred Walker, Sr.
Pastor: W.J. Jefferson, Jr.
Elder: C. Jackson
Bishop: F.M. Reid, Jr. — Map (db m15959) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Andrew Pickens — "The Wizard Owl" — 1739 - 1817 |
| |
As a tribute to his skills exploiting enemy weaknesses, Pickens became known as the "Wizard Owl" or "Skyagunsta" - a bird known for seeing clearly, acting wisely and striking quickly.
Pickens was a tall, religious Presbyterian from Pennsylvania and one of General Greene's most trusted detachment field commanders. His home and church were burned by the British during the Revolution as the Royal government sought to install state sponsored religion and hang all "rebels."
Pickens was . . . — Map (db m11253) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Barracks in the Woods |
| |
Look around and you'll notice lumps in the terrain. These overgrown foundations are all that's left of wooden barracks that once housed the men who built this park.
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began work here in 1935, transporting men from Cleveland until onsite housing was constructed in 1937. The camps, called "S90," completed Paris Mountain State Park and moved on to other projects, abandoning this site in 1940.
Soon thereafter, American entered World War II and many . . . — Map (db m20301) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Beatrice Dennis Plyler Fountain |
| | This fountain is dedicated to
Beatrice Dennis Plyler
First Lady of Furman University
1939 to 1964 — Map (db m18897) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Beattie E. Huff Highway |
| | That part of U.S.25 between Saluda Dam Road and U.S.276
Named in 1986 by action of the General Assembly and highway commission in recognition of his 24 years of dedicated service to Greenville County and South Carolina as a member of the House of Representatives 1961-1984 — Map (db m17792) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Boyhood Home of Hugh Smith Thompson — 1836 - 1904 |
| | Here was the
Boyhood Home of
Hugh Smith Thompson
1836 - 1904
State Superintendent
of Education
South Carolina
1877 - 1882
Governor of
South Carolina
1882 - 1886
Assistant Secretary of
The Treasury, United States
1886 - 1889
United States
Civil Service Commissioner
1889 - 1892
Comptroller, New York
Life Insurance Company
1892 – 1904 — Map (db m16005) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Brockman Park |
| | Upper Plaque:
Dedicated to the memory
of
Dr. William Thomas Brockman
A distinguished Surgeon -- Humanitarian -- Churchman
Citizen and Commissioner of the City of
Greenville, South Carolina
1881 ---- 1968
Lower Plaque:
Brockman Park
In honor of Dr. Thomas Brockman
for his many contributions
as alderman for the city of
Greenville, S.C. — Map (db m17503) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-38 — Brutontown |
| |
[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 "Bruton's Shop" on Kyser's 1882 map of Greenville County. Other blacks, a few of them tradesmen like bruton but most tenant farmers, soon moved to this area. by 1880 sixty African-American families lived here.
[Reverse]:
The . . . — Map (db m22120) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Buck Mickel |
| | In Remembrance
Buck Mickel
An extraordinary Leader
Whose Vision, Generosity
and Perseverance
Inspired the Transformation of Greenville
into a Vibrant and Beautiful
Community — Map (db m16428) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Bull's Eye! |
| |
An archery range was one of the planned recreational features when the Civilian Conservation Corps designed the park in 1936. Eventually laid out between here and the Sulphur Springs parking lot, the course began with a posted diagram and instructions.
Targets - made of tightly woven excelsior bales - were arrayed along a path. Each station had a choice of markers from which to shoot; shooting from the marker further away from the target earned more points than shooting from a closer-in . . . — Map (db m20243) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Camperdown Mill — Reedy River Historic Park |
| |
Greenville's first post-bellum textile mill was founded by Massachusetts mill owners George Hall, George Putnam, and O.H. Sampson, who came south to start a textile business after a disasterous fire in Boston. In cooperation with Vardry McBee's heirs, Alexander and Vardry A. McBee, Hall and Simpson opened the water-powered Camperdown Mill (named for the Camperdown elms on the property) in 1876. The mill produced yarn and gingham fabric until 1956, when the Citizens and Southern National Bank . . . — Map (db m8066) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Capers Bouton Memoral Fountain |
| |
Dedicated to the memory of Capers Bouton (October 2, 1950 - October 22, 1988), accomplished attorney and athlete, dedicated to his community and family, who died while pursuing his favorite recreation - running. — Map (db m16059) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Charles H. Townes Center for Science |
| | This four-building science center is named for Greenville native and Furman Trustee Charles Hard Townes, Furman Class of 1935, son of Furman alumni Henry K, '97 and Ellen Hard '02 Townes.
Lifelong innovator and teacher, he was presented the Noble Prize in 1964 for his work on the maser and the laser, and in 2005 he received the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion for his contributions to the study of faith and reason. — Map (db m18576) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-30 — Cherokee Boundary (1767) |
| | [Marker Front]: In 1766-67 S.C. & N.C. negotiated with the Cherokee to establish a boundary between Indian land to the west and new settlement to the east. This north-south line ran past this point to N.C. and on to Va. In S.C. it ran north from near present-day Honea Path, crossed the Reedy River near present-day Princeton, and ended at the S.C.-N.C. line.
[Marker Reverse]: The Cherokee ceded all land east of the 1767 line to the colonies of S.C. and N.C. In 1786, when S.C. . . . — Map (db m8446) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Cherrydale |
| | James Clement Furman, the University's first president, purchased Cherrydale from George W. Green in 1857. Probably built in the 1840s, the farmhouse was Furman's summer home until 1881 and his residence until his death in 1891. In 1939 Eugene E. Stone III purchased the house from Furman's descendants. AIG Baker acquired it in 1999 and donated it to the University.
In March 1999 Cherrydale was moved to campus from its original site on Poinsett Highway. Furman University is grateful to the . . . — Map (db m18279) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-10 — Christ Church (Episcopal) |
| |
Started in 1820 as
St. James' Mission,
the first church built
here in 1825
on land given by
Vardry McBee, was
consecrated in 1828 by
Bishop Nathaniel Bowen
as Christ Church.
The present church was
built 1852-54 with
Rev. John D. McCollough
as architect using plans
drawn by Joel R. Poinsett,
and consecrated in 1854
by Bishop Thomas Davis. — Map (db m8506) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Church Street |
| | C.F. McCollough
Mayor
City of Greenville
1937-1947
J. Kenneth Cass
Mayor
City of Greenville
1947-1961
C.R. McMillian
Chief Commissioner
S.C. Highway Department
1947-1961
S.N. Pearman
Chief Commissioner
S.C. Highway Department
1961-
Plans for this multimillion dollar project began in 1944, upon request to the South Carolina Highway Department, by the Mayor and City Council of 1944, for recommendations to relieve Main Street traffic congestion. The . . . — Map (db m19239) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — City of Greenville 9-11 Plaque |
| | Somerset, Pa., New York, N.Y., Washington D.C.
09.11.2001
A Day Not To Be Forgotten — Map (db m17294) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates — Carolina Legends |
| | The great tap dancer Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates began his career in Fountain Inn, South Carolina. After a cotton gin accident took his leg, many felt his life was over. Through perseverance and determination, Peg Leg Bates is known as one of the greatest entertainers of all time. — Map (db m19219) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Cleveland Park |
| | In memory of
W.C. Cleveland
who, on February 13, 1925
unselfishly gave this park
to the citizens of
Greenville, South Carolina
----------
Mayor Max M. Heller
Councilmen
Joe E. Jordan, Wayne Wuestenberg
James H. Simkins, Joseph R. Bryson
Vardry D. Ramseur, III, James M. Shoemaker, Jr. — Map (db m16027) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Come On In, the Water's Fine! |
| |
"All summer, everyone came up here and lay in the sun and carried on," recalls Mary Ann Epps McCullough, who, along with other lifeguards in the 1940s, "would swim to the dam and back every day."
July 4 brought Aquatic Day festivities with races and a diving clown. Spectators cheered as lifeguards stood on boats, using bamboo poles to knock each other into the water. One year, 4th of July attendance totaled 1,400 people.
All of this occurred in what was originally simply "Reservoir . . . — Map (db m20201) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Confederate Armory (1861-1864) |
| | Erected on land donated to the state by Vardry McBee for the manufacture of arms for the South Carolina troops in the Confederate service. George W. Morse, superintendent of the works, invented and manufactured a breech-loading carbine pronounced by General Wade Hampton the best that he had seen. — Map (db m9720) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Cradle of Greenville |
| | Near this sign, before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Richard Pearis, best known of all Pre-Revolutionary settlers in the surrounding Cherokee Indian nation, established his home with a grist mill and trading post. Around this location grew up the community of Greenville Court House, laid out in 1797, the county seat for Greenville District.
In marking this site...the "Cradle of Greenville"...and building thereon its permanent home, the Citizens and Southern National Bank . . . — Map (db m8208) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Deputy Marcus L. Whitfield — Jan 6, 1979 - Aug 13, 1999 |
| | An officer's sworn to protect and serve,
Answering each call with unwavering nerve,
Never knowing when life will throw out a curve.
A policeman's life was what I chose,
To follow a noble, honorable code,
And it cost me my life on this very road.
As you stand upon this ground, be aware,
Take a frief moment and say a small prayer,
For my fellow officers still out there.
My family and friends have one last request,
That as a citizen you do your best.
Thank you for . . . — Map (db m15971) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — DeSantis Pavilion |
| | Presented by
Magdalina B. and Blaine J. DeSantis '75
In Honor of
Joseph E. DeSantis
1922-2001
A True Gentleman in the Classic Sense of the Word
Born in Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Emigrated to United States in 1929
Rose from Humble Beginnings to Become
A Prominent Attorney and Business Leader in Pennsylvania
Established Bernice J. DeSantis Scholarship at Furman
Friend of Furman University — Map (db m18275) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Downtown Baptist Church |
| | Chartered September 23, 1974
Placed on the National Register
of Historic Places August 1977
Sanctuary designed by
Samuel Sloan of Philadelphia
Erected in 1857 and Dedicated February 21, 1858 — Map (db m17609) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Dr. Charles Hard Townes |
| | Born in Greenville, S.C. 1915. Graduate of Furman University 1935. Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics 1964. Templeton Price Winner 2005. Designated one of the world's most influential 1,000 men of the past 1,000 years. Depicted at the moment of his “revelation” of the equation for the laser and master principle...an equation that forever change the world. — Map (db m8112) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Dr. Harold B. Sightler — Psalm 78:19: Can God Furnish a Table in the Wilderness? — God Can! |
| | Interchange Named in Honor of
Dr. Harold B. Sightler
1914-1995
Founder of:
Tabernacle Baptist Church
1952-1995
Christian Schools
Children's Home
Baptist College
Tabernacle Baptist Missions International
WTBI AM & FM
----------•----------
Champion of Old Time Religion — Map (db m24126) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Dr. John Todd Anderson |
| | Furman Student
Medical Missionary to China
Born 1887 Died 1918 — Map (db m21172) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Eighty Unnamed Soldiers |
| | In Grateful Memory
of
Eighty Unnamed Soldiers
of
The Southern Confederacy
Whose Remains Lie Buried
In This Block — Map (db m13480) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Elizabeth Lyles Blackwell Fountain |
| | This fountain is dedicated to
Elizabeth Lyles Blackwell
First Lady of Furman University
1965 to 1976 — Map (db m18935) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Eugene E. Stone III Soccer Stadium |
| | Named in honor of Eugene E. Stone III, distinguished chairman of Stone Manufacturing Company, prominent leader in the Greenville community and generous friend of Furman University and its soccer program. — Map (db m18408) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Falls Place — Reedy River Historic Park |
| | Greenville was a major textile center by the beginning of the twentieth century, and local cotton growers and brokers needed storage places for the harvested cotton. West End banker H.L. Gassaway and Dr. Davis Furman purchased land immediately south of the bridge at Main Street in 1910. In 1913 they erected a fireproof cotton warehouse that was attached to a new heavily-reinforced concrete bridge at the same time. The building housed a soft drink company for many years, and was used as a U.S.O. . . . — Map (db m8209) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-24 — Fountain Fox Beattie House / Greenville Women's Club |
| | Fountain Fox Beattie House
This house, built in 1834, first stood a few blocks south on East North St. It was built by Fountain Fox Beattie (1807-1863), a textile merchant, for his new bride Emily Edgeworth Hamlin. Their son Hamlin Beattie (1835-1914), who founded the National Bank of Greenville in 1872, added wings and elaborate Italianate ornamentation. The house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Greenville Women's Club
The home remained in the . . . — Map (db m11036) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Francis Marion — "The Swamp Fox" — 1732-1795 |
| | Battle hardened in the Cherokee War of 1760-61 and the battle of Sullivan's Island in 1776, Marion was 48 years old when the British invaded & conquered SC in 1780.
His volunteer militia detachment operated primarily in the lowcountry attacking Tory Units, disrupting British supply lines and providing intelligence reports to his Commanding Officer - General Greene. Marion & his men, which included African Americans, would often escape pursuing British forces by retreating into the swamps, . . . — Map (db m10806) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Frank Howard — Carolina Legends |
| | This legendary Clemson coach was on the sidelines for 30 years as a head coach. He won over 150 games, six ACC Championships and was also Athletic Director during his time as head coach. After his retirement, Clemson named the playing surface at Memorial Stadium "Frank Howard Field." — Map (db m19220) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Frank Selvy — Carolina Legends |
| | This All-American Furman graduate averaged 32.5 points a game during his college basketball career. He achieved lasting fame when he scored a NCAA Division One record 100 points in a 149-95 win over Newberry on February 13, 1954. — Map (db m19168) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Fred W. Symmes Hall of Science |
| | This Hall of Science is Dedicated to the Memory of
Fred W. Symmes
1879-1957
Textile Manufacturer, Public Servant, Seeker after Knowledge, who throughout a long life labored unceasingly for the cause of Education
Constructed through the generosity of the Fred W. Symmes Foundation 1988
Trustees: William H. Orders, Wilson C. Wearn, Katherine McKinnon Wilkinson — Map (db m10981) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Furman Class of '05 September 11 Memorial |
| | Provided by
Members of the
Class of 2005
In memory of
September 11, 2001
our first day of class
[Left]:
In the early hours the news broke, the truth uncertain, the implications unfathomable
We continued on, not knowing the world was changed forever
Afternoon, our adrenaline slowed to the freezing point
With heavy souls, realizing our world had changed forever
As the days slipped by and the heroes emerged, we grew to realize the triumph born on the day that . . . — Map (db m18990) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Furman Men Who Gave Their Lives in the World War |
| | Lt. John H. David Jr.
The First South Carolina
Officer Killed in Action.
Lt. Charles S. Gardner
Sgt. Charles E. Timmons Jr.
Corp. Talmadge W. Gerrald
Pvt. Thomas J. Lyon Jr.
Pvt. Otis B. Brodie — Map (db m18303) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-14 — Furman University |
| |
Established in 1825 by the S.C. Baptist Convention, the Furman Academy and Theological Institution opened in Edgefield, 1826, moved to Sumter District, 1829-34, and to Fairfield 1837-1850. Chartered in 1830 as Furman University, it opened in Greenville, 1851, and for over a century, 1852-1958, occupied this site purchased from Vardry McBee. In the summer of 1958, Furman moved to a new campus six miles north of town. — Map (db m11383) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Furman University |
| |
This plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of Furman University's relocation from this site to the current campus north of Greenville on Poinsett Highway. From 1851 to 1958, Furman University was located atop this bluff above the Reedy River Falls, and the Greenville Woman's College was located a mile away on College Street at the current site of Heritage Green. The all-male university and the woman's college was separate institutions until they were coordinated during the Great . . . — Map (db m14540) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Furman University |
| |
Established in 1826 in Edgefield as an academy and theological institution, Furman University was charted in 1850 and in 1851 established a campus on the bluff above this spot, where it remained for the next century. Named for Baptist minister Richard Furman, a Revolutionary War patriot, the university's first president was his son, James Clement Furman. Its first two-room frame building, "Old College" was replaced in 1854 by the Richard Furman Classroom Building, known fondly as "Old Main." . . . — Map (db m14549) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Furman University — Reede River Falls Historic Park |
| |
Established in 1826 in Edgefield as an academy and theological institution, Furman University was charted in 1850 and in 1851 established a campus on the bluff above this spot, where it remained for the next century. Named for Baptist minister Richard Furman, a Revolutionary War patriot, the university's first president was his son, James Clement Furman. Its first two-room frame building, "Old College" was replaced in 1854 by the Richard Furman Classroom Building, known fondly as "Old Main." . . . — Map (db m14556) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Furman University World War II Memorial |
| | In Memory of
Those Who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice
in World War II — Map (db m18297) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Gassaway Mansion — "Isaqueena" |
| | Built in 1919 by
Walter & Minnie Quinn
Gassaway
National Historic Register — Map (db m15841) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Geer Hall |
| | Bennette Eugene Geer, Litt.D, LL.D.
1873-
Teacher, 1898-1911
Dean, 1907-1911
Treasurer, 1911-1927
Trustee, 1914-1933
President, 1933-1938
And
John Mattison Geer
1858-1919
Benefactor, Trustee, 1905-1919 — Map (db m18512) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — General Robert E. Lee |
| | A tribute to the memory of General Robert E Lee "His monument is the Adoration of the South, his shrine is in every Southern Heart."
Thomas Nelson Page.
Erected 1935
By the Greenville Chapter and Fort Sumter Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy of Greenville South Carolina to mark the route of the Dixie Highway Love makes memory eternal — Map (db m10778) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Getting Water from Here to There |
| |
To secure a safe and reliable water source, Greenville needed a reservoir. City leaders hired American Pipe Company, which, under the name Paris Mountain Water Company, bought Mountain Creek's forested watershed and built this dam around 1890.
From this altitude, gravity carried the water into town with no need for a pump. However, a valve was needed to control the flow out of the lake. This stone structure was built to house the necessary mechanism.
The valve inside, similar to . . . — Map (db m20311) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Gilder |
| |
Austin Plantation: Settled before the rev. war by Nathaniel Austin (c. 1720 - c. 1800) and his wife, Agnes Dickinson. Ten sons: Nathaniel, Jr., Walter, Thomas, John, Francis, Dickinson, William, Thompson, Samuel & Robert. One daughter: Mary. Nathaniel Austin, Capt., S.C. Militia, & sons served in the Rev. War. The first house was a mile south near Gilder Creek & family cemetery. Second house 1786 was 100 yds. east of this marker. Present house built 1830 by William & Jane Collins Austin. . . . — Map (db m15996) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Greenville Arboretum — Reedy River Falls — Historic Park |
| |
The Greenville Garden Club won the $500 second place price in Better Homes and Gardens' "Most Beautiful America" contest in 1932 for their landscaping of Rock Quarry Park. Members used the money to develop South Carolina's first arboretum on five acres of Furman University land immediately above this plaque. The plan, developed by Mrs. H.T. Crigler of the Garden Club, J.A. McPherson of the Parks and Trees Commission, and Furman botanist Sumner Ives, included flower beds, terraces, . . . — Map (db m17562) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Greenville County Confederate Monument |
| |
South Side:
All lost, but by the graves
Where martyred heroes rest
He wins the most who honor calls
Success is not the test
The world shall yet decide
In truth's clear far off light
That the soldiers
Who wore the gray and died
With Lee, where right.
East Side:
Come from the four winds, O breath,
And breathe upon these slain
That they may live.
Resting at last, in that glorious
Land, where the white flag
Of peace is never furled.
North . . . — Map (db m15797) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Greenville County Medal of Honor |
| | The Medal of Honor is awarded by the President to the name of Congress to the persons listed below who while a member of the Military distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity in the face of almost certain death above and beyond the call of duty against enemies of the USA
Joe R Hooper
Staff Sergeant USA
DOB 8 Aug 1938
Robert S Kenemore
Staff Sergent USMC
DOB 21 Jun 1920
Robert A Owens
Sergeant USMC
DOB 13 Sep 1920
Michael E. Thornton
Petty . . . — Map (db m19842) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Greenville County Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| |
Southeast Wall
Panel 1:
The Purple Heart
Awarded to
Combat-Veterans
"For Your Tomorrow,
They Gave Their Today.
Panel 2:
The young warrior does no speak.
Nevertheless, he is heard in the still houses: who has not heard him.
He has a silence that speaks for him at night and when the clock counts.
I am young. I have died. Remember me.
I have done what I could but until it is finished it is not done.
I have given my life, but until it is finished . . . — Map (db m16124) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Greenville Memorial Auditorium |
| |
This building was erected by the citizens of the Greenville community as a tribute to that glorious heritage which inspired the development and formation of the American government and the freedoms to which it aspires and is dedicated to the men and women of this community who in time of war gave freely of service and even life itself in order that this government and those freedoms might by perpetuated.
1958
Board of Trustees
Ed. B. Smith, Chairman
L.M. Glenn, Secretary; E. . . . — Map (db m19197) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — 23-15 — Greenville Woman's College |
| |
Established in 1854 by the S.C. Baptist Convention, this institution opened as Greenville Baptist Female College in February 1856, on this site originally donated by Vardry McBee to the Greenville Academies. Its name was changed to Greenville Woman's College in 1914. It was coordinated with Furman University in 1933, merged with Furman in 1938, and moved in 1961 to the consolidated campus six miles north of town. — Map (db m9082) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Greenville's General |
| | Have you heard the story of General Greene
A Rhode Island private who followed his dream
In 1780 as Washington's man
He 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 Greene
Backed by the bravest of ill-equipped men
The Patriots fought to the glorious end
There were Pickens and Sumter and Marion too
Wild men at heart but to Greene they were true
These Ghosts of the Woodlands who took up the . . . — Map (db m21828) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Guilford Courthouse Flag |
| | 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-sided stars and matching blue stripes. The eight-sided stars represent the combined forces from eight states that compromised Major General Nathanael Greene's Southern Army. This flag was present at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina on . . . — Map (db m10863) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Harper Plaza |
| | Dedicated to Caldwell Harper
Entrepreneur Civil Leader Philanthropist
Whose lasting influence and generosity in this community are symbolized here in ensuring granite and flowing water.
He donated the site of the plaza to the Greenville Foundation in 1969. Through further donations in 1996, he made possible the beautification of the plaza.
These gifts are representative of the thoughtful spirit by which Caldwell Harper has helped shape the destiny of Greenville. — Map (db m16219) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Harriet Smith Wyche — Park Committee Chairman for the Carolinas Foothills Garden Club |
| |
In recognition of her vision and sustained commitment to the conservation and renewal of the Reedy River Falls Historic Park.
Her enthusiastic guidance over two decades has been a continuing inspiration to the community. Under her direction the Park Committee has acquired property, undertaken a successful capital fund drive and implemented a park rehadilitation plan.
"Her devotion to the beautification of our city, her commitment of resources, her leadership in mobilizing support . . . — Map (db m13695) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Herbert C. Granger — Interchange |
| | Named by action of
the General Assembly
and Highway Commission
in recognition of his
distinguished public
service during 24 years
as a member of
South Carolina
House of Representatives
and
in particular his role
in the development
and construction of
roads and highways in
Greenville County
Chairman:
Grats Committee 1976 - 84
Delegation's Highway
Committee 1969 - 80
Legislative Delegation
1980 - 84 — Map (db m19489) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Here Lieth the Body of Sarah M. Crittenden |
| | Wife of
Doct. John Crittenden
Who died 14th July 1835,
Aged 37.
She occupies the first
grave opened in this consecrated ground.
Leaving an affectionate
husband with six
weeping children.
Her infant Sarah M.
died on the 17th and lies
entombed in the 2nd grave
Aged 8 months and 17 days.
----------
This grave lies beneath
this arm of the Church. — Map (db m19388) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Herman N. Hipp Hall |
| | Named to honor the memory of
Herman N. Hipp, Class of 1935
President of Liberty Life Insurance Corporation
Trustee of the Greenville Hospital System
and the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Furman University Advisory Commerce
Philanthropist, Loving Husband and Father.
This building is named in tribute to
his extraordinary accomplishments in
the insurance industry
and his deep and abiding love
for Furman University and her students. — Map (db m18543) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center — Erected 1973 |
| | This Building is Named in Honor of
Herman Warden Lay
Entrepreneural genius of the business world, leader in civic and cultural affairs, friend and benefactor of higher education, loyal alumnus of Furman University. — Map (db m18364) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Huguenot Mill Office |
| |
Circa 1880
Later
Nukasee Manufacturing
Restoration 1979-1890
Greenville County Historic
Preservation Commission
Vance B. Drawdy
Chairman
Romayne A. Barnes / John W. Grady, III
Laura Smith Ebaugh / Georgianna Graham
Mrs. Fred W. Ellis / Mrs. Lawson W. Stoneburner
Henry Bacon McKoy
Dalton/Morgan, AIA / Adair Construction Co., Inc. — Map (db m17570) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — Hunting Grounds to Mill Town |
| |
The Cherokees
Greenville County was Cherokee Territory before the Revolution. European settlers were forbidden to live here until 1777, when Native Americans were forced to cede this land to the new state. Most of modern day Greenville was hunting land used by the Cherokees, whose main villages were located in modern day Oconee County. A part of the Iroquoian nation, the Cherokees may have set up temporary summer camps along the banks of the reedy River. In the nineteenth and early . . . — Map (db m14535) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — In 1825 |
| | In 1825
Erected on This Site
The First Church
in Greenville
Christ Church — Map (db m15208) |
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