A weekend in Greenwood immersed in the 18th century⚔️📜🪶 We held our quarterly commission meeting Friday at the Inn on the Square. Thanks to the incredible staff, the Greenwood County SC 250 Coalition, Discover Greenwood, the Greenwood Mayor, and the living historians who joined us, the whole experience felt like stepping straight into 1775. Then on Saturday, Ninety Six National Historic Site transformed into Colonial America showcasing the food, music, demonstrations, and culture as we commemo

This Day in History: Nov. 19, 1775: Battle of Ninety Six begins in South Carolina

The History of Knox County Rests Here: Born in Hamburg, NY, in 1863, George T. Fenton came to Knoxville at the time the city was the marble capital of the south. He was a millionaire marble quarrier and manufacturer who was a vital part of the local industry for several years. His wife died fairly young while they were living in Knoxville, and she was buried in Greenwood Cemetery on October 30, 1909. But Mr. Fenton wanted something more substantial to honor her and the family, so he personally d