Monthly Archives: October 2020

Greenville Ghost Stories

Posted on October 25, 2020 by admin

Watch out, the goblins are coming. This time of year don’t we all love a good ghost story? Back in the far history of Greenville, when most of the activity occurred in what is now Downtown Greenville, a group of … Continue reading →

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President Mayo’s Tombstone

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

(Complements of the late Otis C. Spencer, author of Cow Hill “Bits & Pieces”, An Irreverent History of Commerce and Its People, Volume One. Professor Mayo, the man who made the college great, died in 1917, hours before the realization … Continue reading →

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Two Presbyterian Churches Merge into One

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

Shortly after Greenville became a community in 1846, new residents began to build churches. The first was a Baptist Church followed by a Methodist Church. The third church built in town was organized as a Cumberland Presbyterian Church, circa 1863. … Continue reading →

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