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Greenville is a city located in Greenville County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,002. It is the county seat of Greenville County 6. Greenville is a city described as a combination of the "Old South" and "New South" because of its mixture of historical homes on many of its neighborhood combinated with modern office towers and facilities in its downtown area. Greenville is also the largest of the three primary cities of the Greenville- Spartanburg- Anderson metropolitan, also known as " The Upstate". The Upstate is a large metropolitan area with a population near 1 million that covers the counties of Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Cherokee, and Oconee in the northwestern corner of South Carolina. 1 History
The area was part of the Cherokee nation's protected grounds after the treaty of 1763 ending the French & 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. Paris Mountain, the mountain overlooking the city, is named for him.
During the Revolution, the Cherokee (and, incidentally, 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 County was created in 1786, but was called Greenville District from 1800 until 1868. The area is named for General Nathaniel Greene, who led Revolutionary troops in the Carolinas.
2 Geography
Greenville is located at 34°50'40" North, 82°23'8" West (34.844313, -82.385428) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 67.7 km˛ (26.1 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 67.5 km˛ (26.1 mi˛) of it is land and 0.2 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.23% water.
3 Attractions
For its size, Greenville has an atypically large number of activities in its area. Greenville has played host to many national tours of major recording artist to Broadway shows in its major entertainment venues. There also are four independent theatres which put on several theatrical presentations a year.
3.1 Event Venues
- BI-LO Center is a large arena that is located in downtown Greenville that been host to a number of major artists including Janet JacksonJanet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and sister of pop star Michael Jackson. She was one of the most commercially successful female pop stars in the 1980s and '90s. Early Career As a member of the Jackson clan as Greenville on their tours.
- Peace CenterThe Peace Center is located in Downtown Greenville, South Carolina. It is an arts center that contains three auditoria and markets itself as "the premier performing arts center in South Carolina". It hosts over 300 events each year, including classical mu is a performing arts center in downtown Greenville that hosts national broadway shows that usually only come to cities several times larger. The Peace Center is also home to the Greenville Symphony Orchestra and Greenville Chorale.
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