Click on Picture to see Larger Size. View hard copies of old pictures at the History Annex of the Muhlenberg County Library.

The daughter or granddaughter of Charles F. Wing wrote that, according to Mrs William Campbell , Greenville was named
because the vegetation was so green. If the town had been named for General Nathaniel Greene, there would be an "e" in the
spelling -- William Campbell donated 50 acres of land for the new town of Greenville in 1799 -- Buckner-Churchill Furnace was
located on a farm about 5 miles south of Greenville that became known as "Rothert's Forest Retreat" -- For an interesting story
on this furnace see page 176 of Rothert's "History of Muhlenberg County" --


Hospital Graham
circa 1921. This is
now the post office


Logging on Green
River-- Rockport
circa 1899


Muhlenberg Co
Jail-erected 1912
razed circa 1982


1908: View north
from courthouse
dome. Photo by
C. A. Williams.


Newly completed
Courthouse 1908
Cost $88,000.00 to
build.


Buckner Furnace
was about 5 miles
south of Greenville
circa 1910


Muhlenberg County Jail
stood in the courthouse
yard. Near building is the
jail and far building is the
jailer's residence circa 1907


Broad Street in
Central City ca 1918


Cumberland Presb
Church on Cherry St
circa 1910


Uncle Rip Jenkins
County Jailer 1928
seated beside just
raided still


Post Office 1938


Norteast view from
courthouse in 1908


Palace Theater
circa 1955


Greenville City Bldg
built by WPA
circa 1937


Cherry Street
Greenville ca 1907
Postcard sold
by
W. H. Brizendine


Built for residence
of Charles Roark
circa 1955


Greenville Hotel and
Camera Corner
circa 1955


Courthouse left --
Clerk's office right
-- Jail in between
circa 1906


First Presbyterian
Church circa 1895


Spanish American
War Soldiers 1898

The site of the Charles Roark residence was the 1999 location of the First State Bank --When the courthouse was first completed
in 1908, C. A. Williams went to the courthouse dome and took the above picture, and it too shows the site of the Bank -- The brick
for the First Presbyterian, and the Baptist Church on Cherry Street, were cast and baked on York Street, Greenville, by John Barkley