Inscription.
Dedicated
to All Veterans
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To the gallant men and
women who served our
country with honor during
peacetime and war
We Shall Not Forget
Erected 1990 by Disabled
American Veterans Chapter #42 Greenwood, Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Unit #42 Greenwood.
Location. 34° 11.267′ N,
82° 9.711′ W. Marker is in Greenwood, South Carolina, in Greenwood
County. Marker is at the intersection of Monument Street and Park Avenue, on
the left when traveling north on Monument Street.. Marker is in the southeast
corner of the Greenwood County Courthouse grounds. Marker is at or near this
postal address: 301 Monument Street, Greenwood SC 29646, United States of
America.
Also on the Court House grounds is a major monument to the Confederacy:
Greenwood County
Confederate Monument
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By Brian Scott, February 21, 2009
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1. Greenwood County Confederate Monument Marker -
South Side
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Inscription.
South Side:
Our
Confederate
Soldiers
East Side:
1861 - 1865
Patriots
Who animated by the same faith, actuated by the same love of
country, beset with the same trials and dangers, enduring with the same
fortitude and fought as heroically to maintain local self government as did
the colonial fathers to attain, the same and with then are immortalized in
the same hall of glory.
North Side:
But their memories e'er
shall remain for us,
and their names bright names without stain for us, -
the glory they won shall not wain for us.
In legend and lay
Our heroes in gray
Shall forever live over again for us.
West Side:
Erected by
The Ladies Memorial Association
of Greenwood County
1903.
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How sleep the brave who sink to rest by all their country's wishes blest.
Erected 1903 by Ladies Memorial
Association of Greenwood County.
Location. 34° 11.25′ N,
82° 9.746′ W. Marker is in Greenwood, South Carolina, in Greenwood
County. Marker is on Monument Street, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is
on the south side of the Greenwood County Courthouse grounds. Marker is at or
near this postal address: 301 Monument Street, Greenwood SC 29646, United
States of America.
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By Brian Scott, February 21, 2009
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2. Greenwood County Confederate Monument Marker -
East Side
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Additional comments.
1. About the Monument
The statue was carved in Italy of Italian marble. The fluted column was one
of three in the state which were originally intended to be used in the new
State House. During the occupation of Columbia in February 1895, federal
troops damaged these three columns while they lay on the State House grounds.
In 1902, Greenwood legislators arranged for the passage of a special act
donating this column to the Memorial Association. The town of Spartanburg and
Columbia's First Presbyterian church received the other two columns. The base
of the monument is South Carolina granite. The die upon which the
inscriptions are carved is Vermont granite. (Source: A Guide to
Confederate Monuments in South Carolina: "Passing the Silent Cup"
by Robert S. Seigler (1997), page 371.)
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By Brian Scott, February 21, 2009
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3. Greenwood County Confederate Monument Marker -
North Side
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By Brian Scott, February 21, 2009
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4. Greenwood County Confederate Monument Marker -
West Side
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At the start of the trip, I headed 3 miles down Highway 10 from Saddle Hill to get to the Promised Land Community Marker, which I had never noticed before. Not much else here, guess they figured they needed a marker.
Then, I headed a few miles up Highway 10 to the intersection of 10 and 225- for a marker I had no idea was there either. A memorial to Dr. Louis Booker Wright, who was a scholar of the Elizabethan Era, and the former director of the Folger Library.
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Louis Booker Wright
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Inscription.
Louis Booker Wright (1899-1984), scholar of American colonial history and
Elizabethan culture, was born in the Phoenix community and spent his early
years at Maxwellton near this site. A prolific author, he was educated at
Wofford College and received the M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of N.C.
He was director of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. 1948-68.
Erected 1998 by Greenwood
County Heritage Corridor Committee. (Marker Number 24-14.)
Location. 34° 10.867′ N,
82° 11.033′ W. Marker is in Greenwood, South Carolina, in Greenwood
County. Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 10 and State Highway
225, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 10.
Then, just across the street to the Connie Maxwell Children's home where there is a marker that honors the founders, and a burial site as well. Connie Maxwell is a large orphanage here in town, and has been around since the start of the 1900's. Home to several hundred kids..
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Constance Pope Maxwell
1875-1883
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Inscription.
South Side:
At the request of Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Maxwell, major
benefactors, the orphanage was named in memory of their daughter, who died at
the age of seven.
Connie Maxwell Orphanage, a ministry of the South Carolina Baptist
Convention, received the first child in care at the infirmary building on
this site, May 22, 1892.
In 1946, the name was changed to Connie Maxwell Children's Home as more
dependent children were placed in care.
Through this tender ministry, thousands of children and families have been
provided hope and healing.
East Side:
Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Maxwell through their beneficence led South Carolina
Baptist into the tender ministry of child care by their giving and
leadership.
By allowing God to work through their personal tragedy, the Maxwells have had
a significant part in bringing hope and healing to children and families in
their time of need.
North Side:
Twelve year old Susie Burton of Newberry County was the first child received
into care at the infirmary on this site by Miss Rachel Reagan, Matron, May
22, 1892.
By the end of the year, twenty six children were in residence and these have
been followed by thousands who have received care and nurtured from a
dedicated staff.
West Side:
Interest and support from the community of Greenwood enabled the location of
the orphanage at Greenwood.
Through the years, the community and institution have grown in stature and
prominence. The Board of Trustees changed the name of the First Cottage on
campus to Greenwood Cottage in honor of this relationship.
Support and leadership continues to be provided from the community with a
number of trustees and staff serving in this tender ministry through the
years.
Location. 34° 11′ N,
82° 10.783′ W. Marker is in Greenwood, South Carolina, in Greenwood
County. Marker is on State Highway 10
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