Greenville County · Marker 23-00

About 1765

South Main St. (S.C. Hwy. 124), at the Reedy River Bridge

Front inscription

Near Reedy River Falls, stood the home, trading station, and grist mill of Col. Richard Pearis, first white settler of this section. He was a noted Indian trader and prominent Tory of the Revolution.

County
Greenville
Region
Upstate
City or vicinity
Greenville
Year approved
1948
Erected by
Camps of Greenville County Woodmen of the World
Coordinates
34.846017, -82.401283

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