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Places of Interest
Greenville is notable for its old-fashioned downtown and many antique shops.
A large stone and plaque (placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution) marks the place where Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas made speeches while running for the United States Senate in 1858.The city is applying for a grant from the Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to buy the property on South Fifth Street where Lincoln spoke to create a small Lincoln park. A statue dedicated to county veterans of the Civil War was dedicated on the courthouse lawn in 1903;the courthouse lawn has a Veterans' Memorial in honor of all county veterans.
Many Sears Catalog Homes-houses made from kits bought from the Sears and Roebuck catalog- are dotted around the town.
Greenville College is home to the only museum dedicated to the sculptures of Richard Bock, who was an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright and designed many of the sculptures for Wright-designed homes.
The American Farm Heritage Museum, a museum which aims to preserve agricultural history, is being built in Greenville. The museum will feature exhibits of tractors and other farm-related memorabilia and held an Outhouse Festival and a Fall Festival in October 2006. In 2007, it held its third annual Heritage Days and was the largest Oliver Corp. equipment show in America in 2007, as the national Oliver show was held outside the US. In 2006, 500 tractors were on display for the event, and 5,000 people were in attendance. In 2008, the show will also be the site of the Cockshutt international equipment show
Volunteer activities
Greenville hosts many volunteer activities, notably those benefiting local schools, churches or Greenville Regional Hospital.
Habitat for Humanity has a local Greenville chapter which has built four houses to date.
Many events are held by the hospital auxiliary to benefit Greenville Regional Hospital, including a book fair in June and a holiday bazaar in December, which has been held for 49 years.
Government
Greenville has had a mayor and city council form of government since 1957. The first mayor, James Bradford, was elected in 1873. He was the owner of Bradford and Son bank, which is still in existence as Bradford National Bank.
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