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== FAQ’s ==
'''Do you buy or sell artifacts?''' NO. All items are donated and become part of the public trust.

'''Do you take items on loan?''' No (only under special, rare circumstances).

'''When was Greer founded?''' 1876

'''Why was it named Greer?''' It was first called “Greer’s Depot” because James Manning Greer sold right of way for tracks and land for a depot to the Airline RR. When it was incorporated in 1876, Greer no longer owned the land but the town was named “Greers.” The “s” was dropped in everyday use in the early part of the 20th century, and officially dropped in 1976.

'''Who really started Greer?''' Terry Shumate, who bought Greer’s land and subdivided it into lots.

'''What was the industry?''' Greer began as a farming town buying cotton from local farmers; Greer’s first mill was a cottonseed oil company. Between 1895 and 1909 four textile mills were built. Greer was a mill town until the 1980s.

'''Any famous people connected to Greer?'''  Shoeless Joe Jackson played his first professional season for Victor Mill. Dr. Few, the founder of Trinity College (now Duke University), was from Greer.

'''Besides cotton, what other crops were grown?''' Peach orchards surrounded Greer. South Carolina Peach Festivals were held in Greer from 1957–67.

'''What is unique about Greer?''' It is a city in 2 counties. This division is based on an old Indian Boundary Line, drawn by the British with the Cherokees. It is a city that is not a suburb of Greenville or Spartanburg. It has always had its own identity and reinvents itself with the times.

'''Does the museum catalog artifacts?'''  Yes. The museum uses a standard museum accession system; the catalog is publicly available on our website.