Post 3 American Legion

Front inscription

In 1919, fifteen World War I veterans from Greenville established Post 3 of The American Legion. This was the Post’s first dedicated lodge. It was built 1933-34 on municipal land using locally quarried granite. Labor was provided by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Costs were paid through membership dues and findraisers. Post members began meeting here in Oct. 1933, and the lodge was dedicated June 18, 1934.

Reverse inscription

In 1960, Post 3 was renamed in honor of James F. Daniel, Jr. (c.1899-1959), the first Post Commander at this location and later National Executive Chairman for The American Legion. Among the Post’s civic projects in the mid-century Greenville area were the Goodfellows Club and Greenville County Fair. The Women’s Auxiliary was est. 1920. Members helped raise funds for the lodge’s construction and used it for events and meetings.