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  • North Greenville’s Paratrooper: Rufus Garner Rushton

    North Greenville’s Paratrooper: Rufus Garner Rushton

    Rufus Garner Rushton was born in Oconee County, South Carolina, on October 23, 1919, to parents Christopher Columbus Rushton and Martha Melinda Sanders Rushton. He spent the first years of his life on a farm in Oconee County and was the fifth child born out of eight. His older sister, Elsie, died in 1917 of… Read more

  • Faith in the Foothills: How a Little Mountain High School Became a University

    Faith in the Foothills: How a Little Mountain High School Became a University

    “In overcoming the power of darkness, North Greenville has done more good than all the revenue officers and sheriffs combined for a hundred years. In instilling a love for Christ, it has changed the streams once used for whiskey into rivers of baptism.”- Dr. E.B. Crain When the founders of North Greenville High School met… Read more

  • Nettie Onell Burnette: North Greenville’s First College Graduate

    Nettie Onell Burnette: North Greenville’s First College Graduate

    The following biography of Nettie Onell Burnette was written for the NGU Archives by her great-niece, Dr. Jenny Hunter. The pictures included in this post are also courtesy of Dr. Hunter and Carolyn Mason. Through a life rooted in faith and service, Nettie Onell Burnette showed that one person’s quiet dedication can leave a lasting… Read more