Glimpses of Greenville: 1950s Main Street nostalgia
The nostalgia of growing up in the 1950s can be brought back immediately with photos.
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Glimpses of Greenville: Camperdown No. 2 weaving room
The mill opened in 1876 on the heals of its sister mill, Sampson and Hall (later Camperdown No.1) opening on the lower falls in 1874.
Watch: Lunchbox Learning at Upcountry History Museum with Mable Owens Clarke
The Matriarch of Soapstone Baptist Church, Mable Owens Clarke, shared stories and insights from the post-slavery era to today during Lunchbox Learning at Upcountry History Museum.
The forgotten story of Andrew Pickens: Field Notes with Dennis Chastain
The remainder of his postwar life was devoted to public service, including hosting the Hopewell Treaty with the Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes.
Glimpses of Greenville: People’s National Bank
This handsome building stood along West Washington Street at its intersection with Laurens Street.
Glimpses of Greenville: Double Cola building on West Washington
This building remains on the northwest corner of West Washington and Academy streets.
Glimpses of Greenville: Patton, Tilman and Bruce on North Main
A long-running Greenville shoe store began as Pride & Patton in 1899.
Samuel M. Snider, leading 19th century jeweler: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
Advertisements from the period indicate Samuel Snider's 24-foot by 100-foot store was centrally located on Greenville’s Main Street.
Westmoreland’s famous Calisaya Tonic: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
The medical history of Greenville is fascinating, and early doctors and druggists played a crucial role in diagnosing, treating, healing and creating medications.
Glimpses of Greenville: West End fire station, then and now
Firemen efficiently responded to many fires in the area, including frequent ones at the Meadow, now Unity Park.
Mast General mainstay has a 72-year history with the downtown Greenville storefront
Mary Alice Shand often jokes that she knows every floorboard inside Mast General Store in downtown Greenville.
First Presbyterian Church, then and now: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
At age 76, Vardry McBee donated land on the corner of West Washington and Richardson streets to build the first church building in 1851.
From buggies to Buicks, Eugene Bates bridged the transportation transformation: Glimpses of Greenville with John Nolan
Imagine owning a typewriter business and having computers take over the market.
Furman history professor’s book explores Greenville 100 years ago
Furman history professor Courtney Tollison Hartness explores how Greenville evolved from 1880 to 1930 in “Our Country First, Then Greenville."
Insights into Greenville’s cigar factory, part 2: Glimpses of Greenville
Southern tobacco was used for cigarettes, snuff and chews and was considered too “gummy” and contained too much nicotine for cigar making.