Joseph Jefferson "Shoeless Joe" Jackson Grave Site
Major League Baseball Player. He is best known today for being the most recognizable of the eight Chicago White Sox players who were banned forever from Major League baseball for his role in the 1919 "Black Sox" Scandal. ... findagrave.com
The Greenville County Museum Of Art
You and your grandchildren can sample the very best in American art at the Greenville County Museum of Art. Through its traveling exhibitions and works from its permanent collection, the museum's respected Southern Coll... grandparents.com
Greenville Woman's College
Established in 1854 by the S.C. Baptist Convention, this institution opened as Greenville Baptist Female College in February 1856, on this site originally donated by Vardry McBee to the Greenville Academies. Its name was change... hmdb.org
Christ Church (Episcopal)
Started in 1820 as St. James' Mission, the first church built here in 1825 on land given by Vardry McBee, was consecrated in 1828 by Bishop Nathaniel Bowen as Christ Church. The present church was built 1852-54 with Rev. John D... hmdb.org
Max Heller Legacy Plaza
New Beginnings [Top Panel]: It was 1919 and Greenville, South Carolina had emerged from World War I with a surge of patriotism and community spirit. Main Street was a center of activity and a building boom brought the Woodside ... hmdb.org
Furman Class Of '05 September 11 Memorial
Provided by Members of the Class of 2005 In memory of September 11, 2001 our first day of class [Left]: In the early hours the news broke, the truth uncertain, the implications unfathomable We continued on, not knowing the worl... hmdb.org
The Geologic History Of Greenville
The mountains of the Upstate have a very long and complex history. In fact, it took at least 200 million years for them to form! The mountains rose up as huge slowly "drifting" blocks of the earth's rocky crust -- called "plate... hmdb.org
African Elephant
In Greenville! Joy eats 2 bales of hay, 25 pounds of grain, 20 pounds of fruits and vegetables, with vitamin supplements added, and browse. Total food consumption is up to 200 pounds each day. Joy, a female, weighs over 8,000 p... hmdb.org
Historic Plants Garden
Agricultural plants that were grown and sold by farmers are important to Greenville's history. For many years, most families in Greenville made their living by farming. Corn, Wheat and Oats In the early 1800s, corn, wheat, and ... hmdb.org
The History Of The Gosnell Cabin
The history of the Gosnell cabin originates 200 years ago. The cabin, with original dimensions of twenty-five by eighteen feet, was built out of twelve-inch thick by eight-inch wide beams of heart pine, and it was built to last... hmdb.org
Beaver At Lake Conestee
Beaver (Castor canadensis) inhabited the Conestee area long before the arrival of Europeans in the 18th century. Their numerous dams throughout the Park have inundated much of the former lake bed, creating wetlands which provid... hmdb.org
Sterling High School Memorial
Civil Rights The students of Sterling High School were the driving force that promoted the change of institutional segregation in Greenville County. During the 1950s and 1960s, Sterling students held demonstrations, marches and... hmdb.org
Graceland East Memorial Park Veterans Monument
A Nation that honors its veterans is a nation dedicated to the preservation of freedom won by the sacrifice of life itself. These emblems are appropriately dedicated to the valiant dead of the armed forces who ventured far, fou... hmdb.org
Historic River Cane
River cane (Arundinaria gigantean) is the only native American bamboo, and it is the "reed" that gave the Reedy River its name. Found in flood plains throughout the southeastern United States, it is a member of the Grass family... hmdb.org
Greenville Memorial Auditorium
This building was erected by the citizens of the Greenville community as a tribute to that glorious heritage which inspired the development and formation of the American government and the freedoms to which it aspires and is de... hmdb.org
Old Mill Ruins
Vardry Mill In 1874 Vardry McBee's heirs leased and renovated an old grain mill on this property to Massachusetts natives O.H. Sampson and George Hall. First called Sampson, Hall & Co. by its founders, the textile mill consiste... hmdb.org
Greenville County Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Southeast Wall Panel 1: The Purple Heart Awarded to Combat-Veterans "For Your Tomorrow, They Gave Their Today. Panel 2: The young warrior does no speak. Nevertheless, he is heard in the still houses: who has not heard him. He h... hmdb.org