Glimpses of Greenville: Stories behind the Charles Townes statue
The work of Charles Townes has reached and influenced millions of lives throughout the world.
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Glimpses of Greenville: Poinsett letters from the 1830s
Joel R. Poinsett served as secretary of war under President Martin van Buren from 1837-41 in the midst of the Second Seminole War raging in Florida.
Glimpses of Greenville: Cuban Connections
Cigars were as much a part of everyday life in Greenville as in most small to midsized cities at the end of the 19th century.
Glimpses of Greenville: A look at Court Square in the 1820s
Court Square on Greenville’s Main Street began as the historic center of the village and remains the historic heart of the city today.
Glimpses of Greenville: Wade Hampton building has hosted several popular restaurants
Greenville’s culinary scene has gained widespread acclaim over more than a decade, and much of the attention has been on downtown eateries. Many locals, however, are familiar with the outstanding…
Glimpses of Greenville: Greenville’s first coffee connoisseur?
Among the myriad products sold in his store, coffee was perhaps Bull’s greatest passion and specialty.
Glimpses of Greenville: City View site remains a hot bed of ambition
RingoFire continues a tradition of ambitious goals and innovation that reach back to the building’s origins.
Glimpses of Greenville: The storied history behind an iconic downtown retail spot
The family-owned Meyers-Arnold store was a Greenville fixture for most of the 20th century, with eight stores in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Glimpses of Greenville: Main Street apothecary cases take us back to old Greenville
Downtown Greenville is fortunate to still have numerous 19th and early 20th century Main Street buildings.
Glimpses of Greenville: A remnant of one of Greenville’s earliest businesses
Capt. Jeremiah Cleveland, one of Greenville’s earliest settlers, was born in Orange County, Virginia, to Alice (Mathis) Cleveland and Capt. Robert Cleveland, who commanded a company of troops in the…
Glimpses of Greenville: Greenville’s earliest ordinances
The first ordinance stated that Town Council "will meet regularly for the transaction of business” on the first Saturday in January, April, July, and October.
Museum & Gallery at BJU celebrates 70 years
Examples of rare works include the 14th-century crucifix by the Sienese painter Francesco di Vannuccio.
Glimpses of Greenville: Denim’s role in Greenville’s past and present
Denim is not a fabric that was ever the focus of any of Greenville County’s mills. Nonetheless, its presence here has deep roots.
Glimpses of Greenville: Finlay Bros. — and others — feed Greenville’s growing postbellum population
Finlay Bros. occupied a handsome, 26 x 80 ft., three-story brick building on the southwest corner of Coffee Street and Main Street.
Glimpses of Greenville: ‘Greeneville’s’ namesake
On March 22, the General Assembly ratified an ordinance establishing “Greeneville County” saying, “Be it ordained … That a county shall be established in the new ceded lands, by the name of Greeneville…”.