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Greenville (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 51 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.8500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 23 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -82.3833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in northwestern South Carolina on the Reedy River. It was probably named for an early settler Isaac Green. Benjamin F Perry (Greenville editor and later state governor) led the city in supporting the federal Constitution (1832) and opposing the 1860 secession from the Union. |
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| Greenville (preferred,C,V)
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............ | probably named for early settler Isaac Green |
| Pleasantburg (H,V)
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| Greenville City (C,V)
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| Pleasantville (C,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1760s, incorporated 1868 & reincorporated 1907 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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notably for textiles, also for machinery, plastic film, fabricated-metals, electronics, chemicals & aircraft industries |
| power production center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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for eggs, cattle, dairy products & peaches |
| transportation center (C) |
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for rail especially for access to Appalachian Mountains |
| trade center (C) |
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| medical center (C) |
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for noted Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children |
| educational center (C) |
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for Furman University (1851), Bob Jones University & Greenville Technical College |
| cultural center (C) |
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for symphony orchestra, theater & several art museums |
| resort center (H) |
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was summer resort area prior to Civil War |
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