-
From J.H. Roe & Son to The Eddie Runyan Creative Arts Center: North Greenville’s Second Oldest Building
John Heiskell Roe was a prominent merchant in the Tigerville community. His parents were early settlers in the area, and he had grown up in Tigerville. He was interested in agriculture and business and in 1904, he built a store in his hometown named J.H. Roe & Son. Brick was starting to rise in popularity… Read more
-
E.B. Jackson: North Greenville Captain, SC Lieutenant Governor, Farmer’s Advocate, and Coca-Cola’s Enemy
Edmund Bellinger Jackson was born on June 29, 1879, to parents Wiley Quitman Jackson and Laura Ann Jeffcoat Jackson in Aiken County, South Carolina. The Jacksons were poor farmers, but Edmund Jackson made his education a priority when he was not plowing fields. Through his hard work, he earned a scholarship to attend The Citadel… Read more
-
Two Tigerville Schools: The Connections between North Greenville University and Tigerville Elementary School
Tigerville Elementary School is one of the oldest continuing schools in Greenville County. According to oral tradition, the school began in 1866 in a small one-room schoolhouse building. It was in this one-room building that a committee from the North Greenville Baptist Association met to select a location for a denominational high school. The committee… Read more
-
From the John T. Wood House to the Barbara McCormick House: A History of one of Tigerville’s Oldest Homes
The Wood family were some of the early settlers in Tigerville. Sometime before the Civil War, Dr. Thomas Earle Wood moved to Tigerville and purchased a home. His house was located on the property that is now Grazer’s Store at Famoda Farms on Highway 253. Dr. Wood left Tigerville to serve as a doctor in… Read more
-
North Greenville College at Greenville
Extension centers were not new to North Greenville in the 1970s. In the 1960s, North Greenville had an extension center in Greer that offered evening classes for adults who could not attend day classes in Tigerville. In the fall of 1973, North Greenville opened an extension center in Greenville. The location chosen for the program… Read more
-
Ashmore Park: Home of North Greenville Baseball
North Greenville has consistently had a baseball team since 1953. Prior to 1953, the school fielded teams off and on, but it was not consistent. We are not sure when it was built, but there was a crude baseball field down the hill from Neves Hall that was completely redone in 1954. That year, a… Read more
From These Roots 