And then there is baseball
Make a day of it You don’ t have to be a historian to enjoy Greenville’ s historical markers.
And then there is baseball
History is not always about war, politics or architecture. Sometimes it is about baseball. The Phillips Field / Majors Stadium marker at 2010 Jordan St. recalls a Greenville athletic facility that began in 1929 after Eula Lasater Phillips donated $ 3,500 to the Greenville Athletic Council in memory of her late husband, Frank Phillips.
The site eventually became associated with the Greenville Majors, who played an exhibition game against the New York Yankees.
Today, the marker and remnants of the old stadium offer a glimpse into a time when local baseball could draw some very big names.
It is the kind of story that makes a marker hunt worthwhile. You can start out looking for information about a building or a road and wind up learning that the Yankees once played in Greenville.
history. And the next time you pass one, consider stopping. It may only take a few minutes to read. But those few minutes can turn an ordinary drive through town into a much better understanding of the place you’ re driving through.
Make a day of it You don’ t have to be a historian to enjoy Greenville’ s historical markers.
Start downtown. Walk the courthouse square. Find the post office marker. Stop at the Herald-Banner marker on King Street. Look for the markers around Washington, Lee, Wesley and nearby streets. Then turn the history hunt into a road trip. Head north toward Kellogg and Kingston. Make your way toward Commerce. Along the way, watch for the plaques explaining why a particular building, corner, road or institution mattered to the people who came before us.
Hunt County’ s markers cover everything from civic history and transportation to churches, schools, agriculture and military
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