Greenville, MISSISSIPPI - Washington St. - Business District - 1948 cars, signs

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Greenville, MISSISSIPPI - Washington St. - Business District - 1948: This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is of Greenville, a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 34,400 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County. Greenville was founded in 1824 by William W. Blanton, who filed for land from the United States government who granted him section four, township eighteen, range eight west. This plot is now most of downtown Greenville. The current city of Greenville is the third in the State to bear the name. The first, located down near Natchez, died aborning right after the American Revolution. The second is the parent city to the present one. It was named by its founders for General Nathanael Greene, beloved friend of George Washington, for whom the county was named. This second city was located three miles from the present site, where today stands Greenville’s Industrial fill. The second town was a thriving hamlet in the days before the Civil War. It formed the business and cultural center for the large cotton plantations that surrounded it. The town was destroyed during the siege of Vicksburg when troops from a Union gunboat landed, and when fired upon, burned every building. The inhabitants took refuge in plantation homes of the area. When the war ended, veterans of Mississippi regiments found Greenville in a state of ruin. This card is in good condition, but shows some edge wear. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "CT American Art" No. 8B442-N. Blackmon News Co., Greenville, Miss. Photo by the Sauer's Studio.