Greenville’s History: A retreat from the Lowcountry
Long before Greenville earned its reputation as an award-winning destination, it served as a summer refuge for wealthy Lowcountry families fleeing the heat and disease of coastal South Carolina.
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Greenville’s History: The labor that built a city
Understanding Greenville’s early history honestly means placing slavery near the center of the story.
Greenville’s History: Vardry McBee and the making of a city
When McBee purchased more than 11,000 acres from Lemuel James Alston in 1815, Greenville was still a small courthouse village.
Greenville’s History: Richard Pearis and the city’s first false start
In 1962, the Greenville County Historical Society proposed renaming Paris Mountain to “Pearis Mountain.” The proposal never took hold.
Greenville’s History: Long Cane, fear and the opening of the Upcountry
By Russell Stall Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a continuing series of columns, stories and photos by Greenville County Historical Society examining the history of Greenville and the…
Greenville’s History: The Cherokee people and the Upcountry
Before Greenville was Greenville, this was Cherokee land.
Greenville’s History: How to read the city
Cities don't just happen. They accumulate. Every street, every building, carries the residue of decisions made by people long gone.
Opinion: Why Greenville’s history matters now
These articles invite you to know this place more fully, tell its story more honestly and use what we learn to help shape what comes next.
Nonprofit created to preserve Camp Sevier’s World War I legacy
A nonprofit has been created to preserve and protect the legacy of Camp Sevier, a World Ware I Army training camp near Greenville.
I come from good stock: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
The national Pierre Chastain Family Association was holding their annual reunion in Greenville and they found me online.
Behind the scenes: How Upcountry History Museum stores, preserves artifacts
The hearse is slated to make its first appearance at the museum’s upcoming “Beyond Halloween Land: Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ exhibit.
Freeze Frames: Upstate scientist brings 1960s Antarctica film in from the cold
Few can say what Robert Fries can about Antarctica: Been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
Historic Spring Park Inn in Travelers Rest now open for public tours
The 19th-century inn and residence sits along the Swamp Rabbit Trail at 301 Old Buncombe Road.
‘War Dogs: K9 Military Heroes’ opens at Upcountry History Museum
“War Dogs: K9 Military Heroes” features a collection of objects and combat art on loan from the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Home delivery isn’t what it used to be: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
Home delivery has come a long way since the 1950s and ’60s.