Greenville is named after its founder, John Green, who settled in the wilderness of the southwest part of Montcalm County in 1844. Landmarks include Winter Inn, Greenville Downtown Historic District and Frigidaire Greenville plant. Greenville is the birthplace of Frederick C. Bock, pilot.
Greenville, Michigan gifts and souvenirs: 30 designs made from Greenville's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Greenville Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Greenville Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Greenville Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Greenville Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Greenville Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Greenville Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 4 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
From the Library of Congress collections: a historic survey drawing or photograph of the town
Population 2010: 8,481 → 2020: 8,816
From Wikidata (CC0).
Greenville is named after its founder, John Green, who settled in the wilderness of the southwest part of Montcalm County in 1844. Green constructed a sawmill on the Flat River that is credited for attracting other settlers. The newly formed "Green's Village" attracted many people of Danish origin who followed another early Danish settler's positive letters home regarding the area. Because of the town's heritage, Greenville celebrates the Danish Festival every year on the third weekend of August. A post office was established on January 20, 1848, with Abel French as the first postmaster. John Green had the village platted in 1853, and it was a station on the Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Railroad. Greenville incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1871.
Hendrik Meijer, founder of Meijer's stores, moved to Greenville after immigrating to the United States from the Netherlands. He was initially a barber, but the Great Depression and lack of a proper grocery on his side of town led him to open his own store in 1934. Meijer corporation now operates stores throughout the Midwest. Hendrik's son Fred Meijer, principal architect of the modern Meijer chain, is a native son.
Greenville is home to the Fighting Falcon, the lead plane of a wave of gliders during World War II's Operation Overlord. The Falcon was purchased with funds raised by the schoolchildren of the city, and was designated the lead aircraft in recognition of this achievement.
Since the foundation of Ranney Refrigerator Co. in 1892, the town has been known as the "Refrigerator Capital of the World". It has also been home to the Gibson, White Consolidated, Frigidaire, and until recently, the Electrolux refrigerator factory. Electrolux closed the Greenville facility in early 2006, as it was in the process of relocating the factory to Ciudad Juárez in Mexico. This move impacted 2,700 employees and their families.
The city was to become the epicenter of "green" technology with the addition of solar panel manufacturer United Solar Ovonic; however, that enterprise filed for bankruptcy. It is also home to the new manufacturing and design center of Northland Marvel, an undercounter refrigeration company that just became a part of the UK-based AgaRangemaster group.
Lafayette Street, the downtown district, was placed on the National and State Register of Historic Places in November 2008.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Greenville, Michigan, revision 1378552900 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Greenville sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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3 free coloring pages of Greenville, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Greenville's population was 8,816 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 8,481 in 2010.
Winter Inn
Greenville Downtown Historic District
A view of Greenville