Reedy River Falls Historic Park

Richard Pearis settled near this site in 1776, and built a trading post and grist mill by the falls. This early settlement eventually became the City of Greenville.

Marker can be reached from University Street.

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Reedy River Falls

The falls of the Reedy River were a power source for industry, but they were also the town's chief price in the early nineteenth century. The subject of a Cherokee myth (a brave was said to have thrown himself ...

Reedy River Falls

The Cradle of Greenville

Source of Power, Growth, Inspiration, Love & Good Clean Fun

The Reedy River, named for the reeds which once grew close around its banks, flows from travelers Rest southward for almost sixty miles. In the middle ...