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The "Pearis" of "Paris" Mountain

 
 
The "Pearis" of "Paris" Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 14, 2009
1. The "Pearis" of "Paris" Mountain Marker
Inscription. An adventurous hero or an opportunistic traitor, Richard Pearis led a life touched by many of colonial America's defining themes. Leaving Virginia, he settled by the Reedy River in 1768 and is credited with being the first to harness local waterpower at a gristmill. Through his Cherokee "side wife," Pearis built alliances with Native Americans that helped him amass some 150,000 acres, including all of what is now Greenville.

During the revolution, Pearis's support of the Crown prompted his imprisonment and the lost of all his property. Continuing to fight for the Redcoats, Richard Pearis was rewarded with a royal pension that let him live out his days in the Bahamas.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraNative AmericansPatriots & PatriotismSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.
 
Location. 34° 56.433′ N, 82° 23.483′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker can be reached from State Park Road. Marker is on the grounds of Paris Mountain State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2401 State Park Road, Greenville SC 29609, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Getting Water from Here to There (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bull's Eye!
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(approx. 0.4 miles away); The Original Water Filter (approx. 0.7 miles away); Sulphur Spring (approx. ¾ mile away); Barracks in the Woods (approx. 0.8 miles away); Open to the Sky (approx. 1½ miles away); "Mom, Can I Have a Nickel?" (approx. 1½ miles away); Come On In, the Water's Fine! (approx. 1½ miles away); New Life for Old Bathhouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Welcome to Paris Mountain State Park (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
 
More about this marker. It is the 14th marker in the park's Wayside Marker's Trail.
 
Also see . . .
1. Paris Mountain State Park. Paris Mountain State Park is a park located north of Greenville, South Carolina. (Submitted on June 23, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.) 

2. Richard Pearis. Richard Pearis (1725 – 1794) was an Indian trader, a pioneer settler of Upstate South Carolina, and a Loyalist officer during the American Revolution. (Submitted on June 23, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.)
The "Pearis" of "Paris" Mountain Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, June 14, 2009
2. The "Pearis" of "Paris" Mountain Marker
 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,794 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.

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