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for Greenville Times / Pitt's Past Vol. Issue , Dec 22-Jan 4 2004
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The General Electric Company began to market Christmas tree lights in 1901 after Thomas Edison sold his factory to them. Greenville did not have electricity until 1905, and it was not until 1916 that electric Christmas tree lights were used in Greenville. By 1928, the town erected a large Christmas tree atop of the traffic island at Five Points. This practice would end by 1960, but the tradition of placing a Christmas tree in front of a business office began in 1929 by the Merchants Association and continues to this day.
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