Greenville.
1 City (2020 pop. 29,670, seat of Washington co., W Miss., on
Lake Ferguson, a deepwater harbor adjoining the Mississippi River; inc.
1886. It is the trade, processing, and shipping center of the
Mississippi-Yazoo delta, a fertile region producing soybeans, oats, corn,
timber, and especially cotton. Livestock is raised. Greenville is also an
industrial city, and its many manufactures include processed foods and wood,
metal, rubber, and paper products. A Native American mounds historic site is
nearby. 2 City (2020 pop. 87,521), seat of Pitt co., E N.C., on
the Tar River; founded 1786. It grew as a tobacco center, and while still an
important tobacco-processing and -marketing city, it also manufactures
apparel, processed foods, pharmaceuticals, and fishing boats. East Carolina
Univ. and Pitt Community College are there. Its population nearly doubled
between 1990-2020. 3 City (2020 pop. 12,786), seat of Darke
co., W Ohio, in a farm area; settled 1808, inc. as a city 1900. Gen. Anthony
Wayne
built (1793) a fort there. In 1795 he negotiated a treaty with Native
Americans, who relinquished a large part of their land in the old Northwest
Territory. The fort was then abandoned. Settlement began c.1808. A memorial
marks the site of the signing of the treaty, and a famous mural depicting
the event hangs in the rotunda of the state capitol. 4 City
(2020 pop. 74,207), seat of Greenville co., NW S.C., on the Reedy River, in
the Piedmont area near the Blue Ridge Mts.; laid out 1797, inc. as a city
1907. It is a trade and processing center for agriculture and livestock
products. There are many textile mills, garment factories, and
farm-produce-processing and -packing establishments. Plants there
manufacture metals, paper, rubber products, motor vehicles, chemicals, and
electronic equipment. Textile Hall is the scene of the biennial Southern
Textile Exposition. Greenville is the seat of Furman Univ., Bob Jones Univ.,
Greenville Technical College, and a Shriners' hospital for children. It has
an art museum, a symphony orchestra, a zoo, and the popular Little Theater.
Tourists are attracted to a historic park in the city, as well as to the two
state parks and Blue Ridge Mts. area nearby. 5 City (2020 pop.
28,164), seat of Hunt co., E Tex., in a prosperous blackland cotton region;
inc. 1874. Among its manufactures are electronic systems, plastics, and
oil-field equipment. A branch of Texas A&M Univ. and Lake Tawakoni
State Park are nearby.
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