Greenville – Page 9 – Random Connections

Children’s Graveyard – Followup and History

September 9, 2008 Tom 37 Comments

In my previous post I mentioned that I wasn’t able to find much information on Duncan Chapel online. Thanks to a bit of help from my friend Duckhunter, I was able to get some more info. Dr. A. V. Huff’s book on the history of Greenville mentions the area twice – once in reference to … Read More “Children’s Graveyard – Followup and History” »

The Children’s Graveyard

September 7, 2008 Tom 23 Comments

History and Genealogy, Local, Photography

Eric from “A Day’s Drive from Greenville” recently wrote about a trip he took to the “Children’s Graveyard” near Furman University. His descriptions and photos made me want to take a visit for myself, so today I set off in search of this supposedly haunted location.

I had only heard about this graveyard recently while reading about ghost stories of the Upstate. It’s odd that throughout all my years of association with Furman and the Furman area I was never aware of this cemetery. However, it is easy to overlook the entrance, and the area has been left undeveloped.

Thanks to Eric’s lat/long coordinates, I was able to find the spot with no trouble. The entrance road, Thackston Road on Google Maps, has huge holes in the pavement and doesn’t look like something that’s really accessible. If you didn’t know what you were looking for, you would drive right by.

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A Night at the Fair

September 1, 2008February 24, 2020 Tom 4 Comments

Entertainment, Local, Photography

Since it’s Labor Day Weekend, the Upper South Carolina Fair must be in town. I decided to wait until Sunday evening to make a visit so I could get pictures of the lights and possibly some long exposure shots. As I drove over to the fairgrounds it started dumping rain. This did not bode well, … Read More “A Night at the Fair” »

In Search of Phantom Stairs

August 24, 2008 Tom 3 Comments

Local, Photography

I’ve always been fascinated by odd bits of masonry – remnants of long past days. Nothing so grandiose as the Sheldon Church ruins near Beaufort, or the Tanglewood Mansion columns in Seneca, these bits can be just a piece of a stone wall, a bit of a column that remains, or a set of stone … Read More “In Search of Phantom Stairs” »

A Night at the Drive

July 19, 2008 Tom 1 Comment

Entertainment

One of the annual events with the Furman Summer Research group is a trek to Fluor Field at the Westend for a Greenville Drive baseball game. Thursday night we made the trek to see a game between them and Lake County Captains from Eastlake, Ohio. The game went back and forth, with the score staying … Read More “A Night at the Drive” »

Cul-de-sac Party

June 3, 2008 Tom No Comments

Local

Now that the new cul-de-sac has been finished on our street, our neighbors decided to throw a party down there. About twenty adults and around ten children showed up to eat fried chicken and potluck side dishes. It was great seeing our neighbors. This neighborhood has been good to have regular get-togethers. Of course, there … Read More “Cul-de-sac Party” »

Who’s Gonna Clean Up After All These Elephants??

May 29, 2008 Tom 4 Comments

Local, Rants, Weirdness

Our neighborhood and district are staunchly Republican. So much so that there often isn’t a Democrat opponent in the general election. Therefore, if we are to have any say in who represents us, we have to hold our noses and vote in the Republican primaries. This has had some interesting side effects. We get multiple … Read More “Who’s Gonna Clean Up After All These Elephants??” »

Larkins on the River

April 13, 2008 Tom 3 Comments

Local, Restaurants

I’m sure that Gordon Ramsay would prefer that his name be associated with the four-star restaurants where he has been chef and owner. However, most Americans know him through his BBC show, “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares,” where he spends a week trying to save failing restaurants. So now, having a “Gordon Ramsay experience” has very little … Read More “Larkins on the River” »

Heavy Processing on Falls Park

April 13, 2008 Tom 2 Comments

Local, Photography

This morning the dark sky served to throw the brilliant colors of azaleas, dogwoods, flowers, and the newly green leaves of trees into stark relief. Even with a threat of rain, I thought it might be a good time to go out and get some photos. I fell back into default mode, and headed downtown. … Read More “Heavy Processing on Falls Park” »

No Smoking @ Gene’s

April 4, 2008 Tom 1 Comment

Local, Miscellaneous, Restaurants

This past week the South Carolina State Supreme Court upheld the City of Greenville’s ordinance banning smoking in restaurants and other public establishments within the city limits. While I’m delighted that the ban has been upheld, I got to see another side of it first hand this morning. I tried to go out for breakfast … Read More “No Smoking @ Gene’s” »

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