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

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Falls Reclaimed and the Liberty Bridge 2004

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 6, 2019

1. Falls Reclaimed and the Liberty Bridge 2004 Marker

Inscription. By the 1990s, the river had been rehabilitated, and a citizen movement to remove the highway bridge and reclaim the falls began in earnest. After much discussion, controversy, and debate, Mayor Knox White and City Council took a courageous step, voting in 2002 to remove the bridge and create "Falls Park" as an urban oasis in the heart of the city. The Liberty Bridge, a one-of-a-kind pedestrian suspension bridge designed by Miguel Rosales of Boston became a transformative piece of this vision. Falls Park was opened to the public in 2003 — and the falls, once again, resumed its rightful place as the "centerpiece of Greenville."

Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partners
Stuttgart, Germany
Architect: Miguel Rosales, Rosales and Partners
Boston, MA
Mayor Knox White

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Man-Made Features • Parks & Recreational Areas • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2004.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 34° 50.682′ N, 82° 24.041′ W. Marker was in

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Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. It could be reached from Falls Street south of Murphy Street, on the right when traveling south. Located at the east end of Liberty Bridge in Falls Park on the Reedy. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Greenville SC 29601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Upstate.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The Falls Reclaimed (here, next to this marker); The Falls Forgotten (a few steps from this marker); The Falls and Industry (a few steps from this marker); Cradle of Greenville (a few steps from this marker); Richard Pearis

Falls Reclaimed & Liberty Bridge 2004 Marker<br>(<i>Liberty Bridge & Reedy River in background</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 6, 2019

2. Falls Reclaimed & Liberty Bridge 2004 Marker
(Liberty Bridge & Reedy River in background)

(a few steps from this marker); Camperdown Mill (a few steps from this marker); Liberty Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Reedy River (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Falls Forgotten 1960 - 2002 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Falls and Industry 1800’s – 1960 (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Replacement Marker At This Location titled "The Falls Reclaimed".

Reedy River Falls (<i>view north from marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 6, 2019

3. Reedy River Falls (view north from marker)

Liberty Bridge (<i>view from beside the falls</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 6, 2019

4. Liberty Bridge (view from beside the falls)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 11, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on October 27, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 16, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.