2/23/2008
More Rain and a trip to the Reedy River
As the rain continues to fall, we laid low and took care of some off river tasks and logistics from camp. Later in the afternoon we headed down to the Reedy River and did some sound recording. I admire the way the city of Greenville has incorporated the Reedy into the center of their city life. The park they have built on the river is really  the town center. And there were signs everywhere telling people to protect the waterways…always a good thing to see.
-Ian
The Reedy River
The Reedy, Greenville’s “hometown river”, has been an important natural resource for hundreds of years, utilized and valued by people who have admired its scenic beauty and relied on its water for power, sustenance and inspiration. Greenville was originally founded on the banks of the Reedy, around the Reedy River Falls, in the 1760’s. The Reedy was in the heart of the Cherokee hunting lands. Archaeological evidence of Cherokee villages has been found along its banks in present day downtown Greenville. The “Battle of the Great Canebrake” was fought along the Reedy’s banks in 1775.  Click here to read more about the Reedy River.