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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTLI_jim-rice_Greenville-SC.html
Jim Rice is a native of Anderson, South Carolina and was one of the most feared hitters during his 16-year career with the Boston Red Sox. He still holds career records with the Red Sox for home runs (382), hits (2,452), RBIs (1,451) and total bas…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTKT_clay-buchholz_Greenville-SC.html
Clay Buchholz was a member of the Greenville Drive's inaugural season in 2006. In 2007, he made his Major League debut with the Boston Red Sox, the first Drive player to make it all the way to the big leagues. On September 1st, 2007, he became the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTKO_shoeless-joe-jackson-house_Greenville-SC.html
[Front]:This house, built in 1940, was originally 3 mi. SW at 119 E. Wilburn Ave. It was the last home of Joseph Jefferson Wofford "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (1888-1951), one of the greatest natural hitters in the history of baseball. Jackson, born in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS4T_sc-ordinance-of-secession_Greenville-SC.html
Dedicated in reverenceand admiration for theircourage and integrity tothe five signers of theOrdinance of Secessionfrom Greenville County,December 20, 1860:William Hans Campbell1823-1901Perry Emory Duncan1800-1867William King Easley1825-1871James …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS0P_greenville-county-confederate-monument_Greenville-SC.html
[South Side]:All lost, but by the gravesWhere martyred heroes restHe wins the most who honor savesSuccess is not the testThe world shall yet decideIn truth's clear far off lightThat the soldiersWho wore the gray and diedWith Lee, where right.[East…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRRK_chicora-college_Greenville-SC.html
The Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina established Chicora College for Young Ladies in 1893 as "McBee's Terrace," opposite the Greenville Coach Factory on the south bank of the Reedy. Its sixteen acre campus, with grounds landscaped down to the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR3Z_greenville-county-courthouse-the-willie-earle-lynching-trial_Greenville-SC.html
[Front] This Beaux Arts building, built in 1916-18, was the fourth Greenville County Courthouse, from 1918 to 1950. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The largest lynching trial in U.S. history was held here May 12-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP56_downtown-baptist-church_Greenville-SC.html
Chartered September 23, 1974Placed on the National Registerof Historic Places August 1977Sanctuary designed bySamuel Sloan of PhiladelphiaErected in 1857 and Dedicated February 21, 1858
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLZZ_furman-university_Greenville-SC.html
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 Ric…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLRL_the-buncombe-road_Greenville-SC.html
This road, long in use,was completed in 1820during the administration ofJoel R. Poinsett, presidentof the Board of Public Works.Paved July 1926.
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