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Caroline's work is currently featured in the exhibition "Messages From the Past" at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts. The show runs May 5 — June 28. Galleries are free and open to the public Tuesday – Friday, 9 AM — 5 PM, and Saturday:&nbsp;11 AM — 3 PM. If you're in town, be sure to stop by!

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Soak in the natural beauty of the South Carolina Upcountry on the trails at Cedar Falls Park on the Reedy River. Located near Fork Shoals, only 4 1/2 miles southwest of Fairview Presbyterian Church and about 15 minutes from downtown Fountain Inn.

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Take a moment to look around Fairview Presbyterian Church and learn about its rich history. The oldest Presbyterian church in Greenville County, Fairview was established in 1786 by Scots Irish settlers and named for the founders' old church in Antrim, Ireland. The land was originally granted to the founding members for their service in the American Revolution. The first two meeting houses the congregation met in were simple log structures, followed by a third meeting house constructed of brick. The fourth church building, which continues in use to this day, was completed in 1858. Before the coming of the cotton mills, around which the towns of Fountain Inn and Simpsonville grew up in the late 19th century, Fairview was a landmark and focal point of community life in an overwhelmingly rural district — a piece of history preserved in the names of some of the principal roads in the vicinity. When the War Between the States broke out, some 100 volunteers gathered at Fairview in 1862 to form the Bozeman Guard. Their captain, T. Lewis Bozeman was a member of the church, and the unit trained for two weeks on the church grounds before departing for Columbia to join the famed Hampton Legion. Rev. Clark Berry Stewart, who is memorialized with a plaque in the sanctuary, was pastor of Fairview at the time and went with the troops to the seat of the war in Virginia where he ministered to their spiritual needs and assisted with the medical corps. In this capacity, Rev. Stewart also bore the heavy burden of escorting the dead bodies of many a husband, brother, and son slain in that terrible conflict back home to their families in lower Greenville County. Many are buried in the graveyard at Fairview which contains forty six Confederate soldiers, a number of Revolutionary War veterans, and many other beautiful old gravestones as well as a section historically devoted to the African American members of the church. Many members of church today come from families which have been attending Fairview for more than two hundred years. The longevity of Fairview is a powerful testimony to the faith of its congregation — long may it endure.

At dawn on December 22, 1775, a party of some 500 Loyalist Militia or "King's Men" under the command of Capt. Patrick Cunningham was surprised by a force of about 1,300 Patriots from Charles Town under Major William "Danger" Thomson while encamped in a cane brake along a nearby creek which fed into the Reedy River. Six King's Men were killed and more than one hundred were captured. The Patriots suffered only one wounded. Of key strategic importance, the Patriots regained possession of a large quantity of gunpowder and shot which the Loyalists had captured on its way from the Charles Town to the Cherokee Indians. The Patriot victory was compromised, however, by a heavy snowstorm which fell upon the region the following day and caused great suffering and injury among Patriot forces from frostbite and sickness. The campaign was subsequently known as The Snow Campaign. Patriot leaders in South Carolina believed that The Battle of Great Cane Brake, as it became known, had effectively quelled Loyalist sentiment in the Upcountry and ensured that the Cherokee would remain uninvolved or enter on the side of the Patriots, but the Cherokee ultimately sided with the Loyalists and the region would be ravaged by a brutal civil war until the colonies won their independence. Historical markers for the battle can be found on Fork Shoals Rd. near the entrance to Historic Hopkins Farm less than five miles from Fairview Presbyterian Church. At the same location you will find markers designating the old militia muster ground.

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1:30 PM–2:15 PM

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2:15 PM–5:00 PM

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