A Short History Of Greenville

Author : Judith T. Bainbridge
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643364681

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A Short History of Greenville by Judith T. Bainbridge Pdf

A Concise and engaging history that traces Greenville's development from backcountry settlement to one of America's best small cities Today, Greenville, South Carolina, is regularly included on lists of the best cities and places to live in the United States. The present-day site of technological innovation nestled in the Piedmont of America's Southeast, Greenville is promoted as a future-oriented city and weekend getaway for tourists interested in art, culture, nature, and cuisine. In this lively historical account illustrated with sixty images, author Judith T. Bainbridge invites readers to explore the full expanse of Greenville's history, from its earliest days as Cherokee hunting grounds, to its development as a western outpost settlement and later a nineteenth-century summer resort. From the economic boom brought by the textile industry, to the bust of the Great Depression, and finally to the revitalization of the downtown as a haven for business and tourism in the twenty-first century, Bainbridge charts the development of this dynamic city.

Author : PROFESSOR EMERITA JUDITH T. BAINBRIDGE
Publisher : University of South Carolina Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-28
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1643364677

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A Short History of Greenville by PROFESSOR EMERITA JUDITH T. BAINBRIDGE Pdf

A concise and engaging history that traces Greenville's development from frontier settlement to one of America's best small cities. Today, Greenville, South Carolina, is regularly included on lists of the best cities and best places to live in the United States. The present-day site of technological innovation nestled in the Piedmont of America's Southeast. Greenville is promoted as a future-oriented city and a weekend getaway for tourists interested in art, culture, nature, and cuisine. In this lively historical account illustrated with over 60 images, author Judith T. Bainbridge invites readers to explore the full expanse of Greenville's history, from its earliest days as Cherokee hunting grounds, to its development as a frontier settlement, and later a nineteenth-century summer resort; from the economic boom brought by the textile industry, to the bust of the Great Depression, and finally to the revitalization of the downtown as a haven for business and tourism in the twenty-first century. Key leaders and colorful figures populate the story and help bring Greenville's history to life. Vardry McBee, the "father of Greenville"; James C. Furman, namesake of Furman University; baseball legend "Shoeless" Joe Jackson; activist Viola Neblett; and civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, among many others, called Greenville home, and all helped to shape the once quiet village into the leading city that it has become today. Readers will discover the historical roots of Greenville's remarkable development and how the past continues to shape not only its present but also guides its future.

Author : Anne Peden and Jim Scott
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467148092

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Highway 25 in the Carolinas: A Brief History by Anne Peden and Jim Scott Pdf

Traveling US 25 through the Carolinas today is a much more pleasant experience than it was in the 1700s. Then, the road from the Tennessee Cherokee Towns to Augusta, Georgia, was a Cherokee trading path that followed a bison trace to the navigable port on the Savannah River. Drovers came from as far as Kentucky herding hogs, turkeys and mules. Lowcountry South Carolinians traveled by stagecoach and wagon to the foothills and mountains, staying for months. The Augusta Road, Saluda Gap and Buncombe Turnpike became the Dixie Highway Carolina Division and then US Route 25 by 1931. Authors Anne Peden and Jim Scott travel the trading path and concrete highway to explore this fascinating history.

Author : Nancy Vance Ashmore,Nancy Vance Ashmore Cooper,Jamie S. Pickrell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Greenville (S.C.)
ISBN : 0897811933

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Greenville by Nancy Vance Ashmore,Nancy Vance Ashmore Cooper,Jamie S. Pickrell Pdf

Author : Gregg Turner
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0738524212

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A Short History of Florida Railroads by Gregg Turner Pdf

Florida's railroad heritage began in the 1830s amidst Native American upheaval and territorial colonization. Surpassing waterways as the primary mode of transport, the "Iron Horse" linked practically every town and city, carried tourists and locals, and ably conveyed the wealth of Florida's mines, factories, forests, groves, and farms. Nearly 175 years later, railroads still remain a dependable source of transport within the Sunshine State.

Author : James McDowell Richardson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Greenville County (S.C.)
ISBN : 0871523434

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History of Greenville County, South Carolina by James McDowell Richardson Pdf

Author : Mark Newman
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780820340203

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Divine Agitators by Mark Newman Pdf

The National Council of Churches established the Delta Ministry in 1964 to further the cause of civil rights in Mississippi--the southern state with the largest black population proportionately and with the stiffest level of white resistance. At its height the Ministry, which was headquartered in Greenville, had the largest field staff of any civil rights organization in the South. Active through the mid-1970s, the Ministry outlasted SNCC, CORE, and the SCLC in Mississippi, helping to fill the vacuums when these organizations fell apart or refocused their energies. In this first book-length study of the Delta Ministry, Mark Newman tells how the organization conducted literacy, citizenship, and vocational training. He documents the Ministry's role in fostering the growth of Head Start and community-based health care and in widening the distribution of free surplus federal food and food stamps. Newman discusses, among other Ministry successes, the Delta Foundation, which created jobs by channeling grant money to small businesses that could not secure bank loans. At the same time, he details the Ministry's problems from its chronic underfunding to its uneasy relationship with the Mississippi NAACP, which pursued civil rights objectives through less confrontational methods. Newman examines the Freedomcrafts manufacturing cooperative and other ministry failures, as well as mixed efforts such as Freedom City, a collective agricultural and manufacturing community built by displaced agricultural workers. Divine Agitators looks at many inadequately studied events across a time span that extends beyond the widely accepted end dates of the civil rights movement. It offers new insights, at the most local levels of the movement, into conflict within and between civil rights groups, the increasing subtlety of white resistance, the disengagement of the federal government, and the rise of Black Power.

Author : United States Employment Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UIUC:30112011683056

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A Short History of the War Manpower Commission by United States Employment Service Pdf

Author : Archie Vernon Huff, Jr.
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643361352

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Greenville by Archie Vernon Huff, Jr. Pdf

The history of South Carolina's thriving upstate Since the Cherokee Nation hunted the verdant hills in what is now known as Greenville County, South Carolina, the search for economic prosperity has defined the history of this thriving Upstate region and its expanding urban center. In a sweeping chronicle of the city and county, A. V. Huff traces Greenville's business tradition as well as its political, religious, and cultural evolution. Huff describes the area's Revolutionary War skirmishes, early settlement, and mix of diversified agriculture, small manufacturing operations, and summer resorts. Calling Greenville atypical of much of the antebellum South, the author tells of the strong Unionist sentiment, relative unimportance of slavery, and lack of staple agriculture in the region. He recounts Greenville's years of Reconstruction, textile leadership, depression, and postwar industrial diversification. In addition fo tracing Greenville's economic growth, Huff identifies the region's other hallmarks, including the fierce independence of its residents. He assesses Greenville's peaceful end to segregation, strong evangelical Protestant tradition, conservative arts programs, and influential role in South Carolina politics.

Author : Alexia Jones Helsley
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625842459

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Hidden History of Greenville County by Alexia Jones Helsley Pdf

Historically, Greenville County owes much to its natural advantages of scenery, location and abundant water, but it has also benefited from its colorful characters, such as Richard Pearis, Vardry McBee, Richard Furman and the Earle family. Hidden History of Greenville County details the personalities, places and events that have given Greenville its progressive, diverse environment. Join archivist and history professor Alexia Helsley as she explores some of these individuals and their contributions, as well as little-known events in the area and the ever-fascinating "Dark Corner." From mansions to murders, learn things about Greenville County history that you've never encountered before.

Author : Nancy Vance Ashmore Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Greenville (N.C.)
ISBN : 189272412X

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Greenville by Nancy Vance Ashmore Cooper Pdf

Relive the events that shaped Greenville, SC into a bustling region with this appealing, comprehensive illustrated history that readers won't want to put down.

Author : Judith Bainbridge
Publisher : HPN Books
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781893619852

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Historic Greenville by Judith Bainbridge Pdf

This book is well-illustrated with photographs of old and new Greenville. Many color photographs are included. The first 87 pages cover the history of Greenville from frontier times through the present. The remainder of the book has overviews of businesses and organizations that have contributed to the development of Greenville and Greenville County.

Author : Margaret E. M. Graubard
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780595498314

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In the Best Society by Margaret E. M. Graubard Pdf

This book tells the story of the Portland, a famed English aristocratic family, already renowned in the seventeenth century, and how it came to be allied with a Texas family, prominent in the struggle for Texan independence and also in banking in Greenville and other Texas cities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Inter-Varsity Press
Page : 2013 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783594573

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New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic (Second Edition) by Anonim Pdf

Since its first publication in 1988, the New Dictionary of Theology has been widely appreciated by students and readers as a trustworthy and informative guide. After almost thirty years, however, there are many new writers, issues and themes on the agenda, for theology does not stand still. Hence, this completely revised second edition includes over 400 new articles in the full set of over 800. Many of the original articles have been expanded and updated, and almost all have additional bibliographical references. Since material on biblical theology is now covered at length in IVP's New Dictionary of Biblical Theology, this volume is therefore more specifically a dictionary of historical and systematic theology. The New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic has an international team of contributors, and many are acknowledged experts in their fields. The Dictionary combines excellence in scholarship with a high standard of clarity and insight into current theological issues, yet it avoids being unduly technical. Students, teachers and ministers, as well as scholars and everyone seeking a better understanding of theology, will value it as an indispensable reference work. The volume is enhanced by a spacious and clear design, an extensive and easy-to-use cross-reference system and bibliographies which feature the best and most readily available works in English.

Author : Carson C
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1314831275

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Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois by Carson C Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.