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dpa Unincorporated Area

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Turns out I spoke too soon: the building was the post office, and later became the city hall because the city loved the building, and the federal government wanted a larger space. Apparently in 1937 Mayor Mauldin, Congressman McSwain and Senator Jimmy Byrnes hit on the idea of taking over the building for the city. The solution worked well, and offered the growing city a lot of growing room. Much later, when the city outgrew the building, it was demolished, an adjacent lot was bought, and the current building was erected.

Now that the city government once again needs space, Knox White proposes any future annex to the existing City Hall should follow the old building's plans (and, presumably, incorporate the preserved elements).

All of this is cribbed from the Jan. 11 Greenville News. I'd link, but you have to buy the archived article. Google Cache is happy to oblige, though!

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Ya, Greenville, Pcikens, and Oconee counties were all Cherokee Lands, and Spartanburg Co. was the start of white man lands. Until Some Indians crossed over in to Spartanburg Co. and killed the family of General Wade Hampton. Big mistake, he took vengence, brought to army into Greenville County and massacred them.

I forget his name, but the settler who lived on the Reedy and had a trading post, who kind of started Greenville, was an exception. Until the above events their were very few white men in Greenville County.

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Ya, Greenville, Pcikens, and Oconee counties were all Cherokee Lands, and Spartanburg Co. was the start of white man lands. Until Some Indians crossed over in to Spartanburg Co. and killed the family of General Wade Hampton. Big mistake, he took vengence, brought to army into Greenville County and massacred them.

I forget his name, but the settler who lived on the Reedy and had a trading post, who kind of started Greenville, was an exception. Until the above events their were very few white men in Greenville County.

Richard Pearis?

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