Record #:

23506

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Smith share their memories of Greenville in 1900, with a population of about 1,500, a few stores, and many surrounding farms. Mr. Smith moved to Greenville in 1883 from below Ayden and formed the Pitt County Buggy Company and later the Greenville Buggy Company. Smith retired as head mechanic at Flanagan Buggy Company after 51 years. Smith never believed that he would see paved streets or automobiles in Greenville, but he lived to see both. He said he “wasn’t much on airplanes.”

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , May 16-29 2001, p6-7

Subject(s):

Greenville--History