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The Greenville metropolitan area had 928,195 residents in 2020 and is the second-largest metro area in South Carolina. Greenville is the anchor city of Upstate South Carolina, an economic and cultural region with an estimated population of 1.59 million as of 2023. Greenville was established in 1797 and incorporated in 1831.
Greenville County ( / ˈɡriːnvɪl / GREEN-vil; locally / ˈɡriːnvəl / GREEN-vəl) is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534, [1] making it the most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Greenville. [2] The county is also home to the Greenville County School District, the ...
Old Greenville City Hall is a former building in Greenville, South Carolina, originally built as the U.S. Courthouse and Post Office in 1889 on the corner of Main and Broad Streets. Transferred to the city of Greenville in 1938, it served as the Greenville city hall. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 19, 1971 ...
This is a list of mayors of Greenville, South Carolina, [1] a city in the northwest ( Upstate) part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. Before the city's office of Mayor was established, a similar role was that of Intendant. [1] Mayors began office when the General Assembly amended the town charter in February 1869 to establish Greenville as a ...
Springwood Cemetery. / 34.85500°N 82.39611°W / 34.85500; -82.39611. Springwood Cemetery is an American historic cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the oldest municipal cemetery in the state and has approximately 7,700 marked, and 2,600 unmarked, graves. [2]
201 W. Washington St. 34°51′05″N 82°24′07″W. / 34.851389°N 82.401944°W / 34.851389; -82.401944 ( Imperial Hotel) The Imperial Hotel was the first known hotel in Greenville. It was built by Joseph G. Cunningham and Frank Harrison. This establishment is still used as a nursing home for disabled people 55 and over.
History. Before the arrival of Europeans, Cherokees settled the area around the Reedy River. The first white settlements occurred in 1777, and the city of Greenville grew around the river when mills harnessed its power. Evidence of the mills can still be seen along the river today. Furman University built a campus nearby in 1850.
Pettigru Street Historic District is a historic tree-lined neighborhood east of Main Street in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. [2] [3] It is home to 88 structures built between 1890 and 1930 with the majority built between 1910 and 1930. [4] It is known for its wide variety of architectural styles including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival ...