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Legendary locals of Greer, South Carolina
- Title
- Legendary locals of Greer, South Carolina / Ray Belcher and Joada P. Hiatt.
- Author
- Belcher, Ray.
- Publication
- Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Publishing, c2012.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Hiatt, Joada P.
- Description
- 127 p. : chiefly ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Greer, South Carolina, an 1876 railroad town, was founded by people who moved from farms, the mountain region of the Dark Corner, and other small communities to the area around Greers Depot with high expectations of prosperity promised by railroad commerce and, later, the cotton mills. The early population of Greer included farmers, store keepers, laborers skilled and unskilled, and their wives and families. As the town grew, investors funded three local cotton mills; mill hands and supervisors arrived to operate them. The bankers, attorneys, physicians, teachers, and ministers followed. Eager to succeed, they all labored long and hard, some heroically like Officer William Foster and volunteer fireman Carl Miller, who died in the line of duty. Greer folk reared families, provided education, and imbued their children with strong moral and religious values. Their descendents continue to populate the city today with a strong sense of community pride.
- Series Statement
- Legendary locals
- Alternative Title
- Greer, South Carolina
- Subject
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Founders -- Farmers -- Textiles and working folks -- Business and professional community -- Public service -- School and church -- Sports -- Cultural and social life -- Families.
- Call Number
- ITH (Greer) 13-3628
- ISBN
- 9781467100229
- 1467100226
- OCLC
- 783150091
- Author
- Belcher, Ray.
- Title
- Legendary locals of Greer, South Carolina / Ray Belcher and Joada P. Hiatt.
- Imprint
- Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Publishing, c2012.
- Series
- Legendary locals
- Added Author
- Hiatt, Joada P.
- Research Call Number
- ITH (Greer) 13-3628