THE TOWN OF GREENVILLE (frontier sandy ford)
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N 30° 28.184 W 083° 37.930
17R E 247293 N 3373781
Located on Hwy us 90 at Haffye Hays Park Greenville,Fla.
Waymark Code: WM79X5
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2009
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Begun as Sandy Ford, 1850, Samuel Williams was the first postmaster in 1854. Called Station 5 on the Pensacola-Georgia R.R., the name Greenville, for Greenville, S.C., came in the 1860's. Elijah Hays helped its expansion after 1876. Incorporated in 1907, W.D. Griffin was the first mayor. An orange producing center prior to 1895, its chief supports now are timber, cattle, and flue-cured tobacco.
Marker Number: F-183
Date: 1971
County: Madison
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: The Town Council of Greenville In Cooperation With Department of State, Bureau of Historic Sites and Properties
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