What is the history of Greenville, South Carolina?
var html_compressed = ‘ by AB-Wikibot ‘; document.write(html_compressed); var html_compressed = ‘ on April 19th, 2007 ‘; document.write(html_compressed); The area was part of the Cherokee nation’s protected grounds after the treaty of 1763 ending the French and Indian War. No white man was allowed to enter, though some families already had settled just within the boundary, and white traders regularly crossed the area. The first white man to settle permanently in the area was Richard Pearis, who settled at the falls of the Reedy River sometime after 1770 which is now in downtown Greenville. Paris Mountain, overlooking the city, is named for him. During the Revolution, the Cherokee (and Pearis) sided with the British. After a campaign in 1776, the Cherokee agreed to the Treaty of DeWitt’s Corner ceding territory that includes present-day Greenville County to South Carolina. Greenville was originally called Pleasantburg. Greenville County was created in 1786 from Spartanburg District (now
