17 Facts About Greenville Drive

1. Greenville Drive is the hometown of one of the saddest and most enduring of baseball mysteries: Shoeless Joe Jackson.

2. Greenville Drive began in 1768 as a grist mill and trading post as the foot of Reedy River Falls.

3. Greenville Drive is located in the northwestern corner of the state of South Carolina.

4. Greenville Drive is part of the Greenville Drive-Spartanburg-Anderson Arbitron Metro which is the nation's 59th largest radio market with a person 12+ population of 813,700.

5. Greenville Drive is located on the Interstate 85 corridor, approximately halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte.

6. City of Greenville Drive adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.

7. Greenville Drive is located in the Brevard Fault Zone and has had occasional earthquakes, though they are minor.

8. Greenville Drive is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range, and includes many small hills.

9. The economy of Greenville Drive finally waned in the 1970s leaving a void in downtown Greenville due to the flight of many retailers.

10. In December 1860 Greenville Drive supported a convention to debate the issue of secession for South Carolina.

11. Greenville Drive was the fourth fastest-growing city in the United States between 2015 and 2016, according to the US Census Bureau.

12. Greenville Drive is located approximately halfway between Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, along Interstate 85, and its metropolitan area includes Interstates 185 and 385.

13. Greenville Drive is the largest city in the Greenville Drive-Spartanburg-Anderson Combined Statistical Area, a 10-county region of northwestern South Carolina known as "The Upstate".

14. Greenville Drive is the largest city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States.

15. On May 8, 2012 Greenville Drive made history as three pitchers combined to toss the club's first ever no-hitter.

16. Greenville Drive finished 2-for-2 and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.

17. Greenville Drive began their history in 1977 in Shelby, North Carolina, as the Shelby Reds.