Near U.S. 67, 0.2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
(First Panel): Memory Lane
Welcome to Old Greenville national Historic Site. Because of its historical and archaeological significance, the old town of Greenville was listed on the National Register of Places in March of 1990. Today, . . . — — Map (db m183644) HM
Near U.S. 67, 0.2 miles County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"Before the Civil War, Zedekiah Bedwell is reported to have buried an iron-bound box containing his money: who found it is not known. Many who dug for it found nothing."
Rose Fulton Cramer
Wayne County . . . — — Map (db m183619) HM
Near U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"…kids used to climb those steel post and slip into the show. The lady that owned it would paint those post withhold waste oil from the garages to keep the kids from climbing on it (to get to the theater)."
Paul Stokely, . . . — — Map (db m187174) HM
Near U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"…(Jones' Drug store) was a pretty good sized drug store and in the back they had a juke box and we'd dance in there. It was a place where kids hung out."
- Mary Glenn
Organized in 1900, the Wayne County Bank existed . . . — — Map (db m187236) HM
Near U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"…I can remember (the 1925 courthouse) was built, cause I cleaned brick when they tore the old one down. They re-used them on the inside walls. I got paid 15 cents a hundred and I'd clean a thousand a day"
Paul Stokely, . . . — — Map (db m187157) HM
On U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"… you could buy a pretty good pair of overalls, which was the most common work
clothes at that time, for about 98 cents at Ward's Store. A real good pair for $1.25"
- Paul Stokely
Ward's Store was located here when . . . — — Map (db m186614) HM
Near U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"…Sam Hasting was quite a fisherman — he loved to fish and he'd stand and talk about fishin' 'bout half the time. It's taken him a long time to cut your hair cause he'd have to stop and tell you how long that fish was he caught."
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Near U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
This house was owned by Isaac "Ike" Daffron and later by George and Nora Ownbey. They rented rooms to the public and served meals for as low as 25 cents. The building was built using concrete blocks with an imitation stone face. — — Map (db m187132) HM
Harriet Smith's two-story frame residence was located in the center of this property. Mrs. Smith's husband, Ed, was cashier of the Wayne County Bank and a partner in the Smith-Rhodes Mercantile Company. He died in 1926 and later Mrs. Smith . . . — — Map (db m230049) HM
Near U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"I remember when I was a kid, Mr. Davis gave me a quarter for my place at the Hastings' Barber Shop. He was in a hurry and I was happy to give my place. That quarter was the easiest money I ever made."
- Virgil Clubb, . . . — — Map (db m187241) HM
Near U.S. 67 just south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
Ed Barrow and his son H. O. (Harland) had a grocery store on the first floor of this building. H. O. was the last mayor of Old Grenville and the first mayor of new Greenville. Charles "Plu" and Frank "Mack" barrow occupied the second floor where the . . . — — Map (db m187133) HM
John S. Marsh and his son Harold had a general mercantile store here and a lumber yard across the street. Items such as Red Goose work shoes, Curlee Brand suits, dry goods, hand tools, farm equipment, hardware and caskets were all sold in Marsh's . . . — — Map (db m209515) HM
"...Stricklands bought, sold and traded farm products (eggs, chickens, hogs). The store sold for cash, but most customers bought on the credit, paying once a month. Some even worked for the merchandise... ranked wood, ironed, just the best they . . . — — Map (db m209516) HM
"... When the ladies rode horses they rode sidesaddle and the women saddle had a think stuck up on one side instead of the horn out on the center, and they hung one knee over that and with both feet hanging over one side of the horse." Paul . . . — — Map (db m209519) HM
Near Highway 67, on the right when traveling south.
"... That was ... a marvel, how they handled those stones with no machinery... That was the hottest summer I have ever lived through... those poor guys got them stones on their shoulders and walked up running planks." -Paul Stokefy, 1987 . . . — — Map (db m209666) HM
Near Highway 67, on the right when traveling south.
"... In those days your school and your church was (the) life of your community." -Mary Gleen
In 1899, the Greenville Methodist Church was built with the best available materials. It had a seating capacity of several hundred people. Torn down . . . — — Map (db m209663) HM
Near Highway 67, on the right when traveling south.
The building that served as parsonage for the Methodist Church was located here. A stucco building built in 1928, it was last occupied by Rev. S.H. Anglin and his family. The building burned while occupied by the Anglins, and their four-year-old son . . . — — Map (db m209659) HM
Near Highway 67, on the right when traveling south.
"... I can remember my dad, hauling in a load of wood to pay for a year's subscription (to the paper)..." -Virgil Clubb
Constructed in 1907, for the St. Francois Iron and Land Company, this building later contained the offices of the . . . — — Map (db m209605) HM
When this picture was taken in 1935, William Helm owned this building where Floyd Turner and Monty Durham had a grocery store and meat market. A year later, Mr. Durham sold his share of the company to Mr. Turner, who became the sole proprietor when . . . — — Map (db m209548) HM
"I know of no other flower that more nearly represents a baby than a rose. The rose is equally admired and cherished for its beauty, its purity and its radiance, the world over. It is the universal flower of the world. The baby, bless its little . . . — — Map (db m209521) HM
Near U.S. 67, 2 miles south of County Road 221, on the right when traveling south.
"The top floor was for women…I remember the jail held two women…the Dickerson Girls. They were in jail for robbing some folks."
Frank White — — Map (db m187085) HM
