office of the city clerk
Historical Archive: 175th Anniversary
As we look back on the city of Greenville’s humble beginnings in 1831 as a
village with as few as 500 citizens, it is amazing how the city has developed
from a small mill town known as the “ Textile Center of the World” to a
progressive, metropolitan city of nearly 60,000 residents with a notable record
of success.
In 2006, the city commemorated 175 years of City Services – downtown
development, transportation, parks and recreation, public works, neighborhood
services, arts and culture, police and fire, just to name a few.
Browse the History of Greenville below, or
download a PDF version now.
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