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The Museum Greenwood, SC

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The Museum Greenwood is located in Greenwood, SC. It offers a collection and interpretation of the history of the Lakelands region of South Carolina, especially Greenwood County.

The Museum was established in 1967 by James West Durst with the help of Bill Pittendreigh and Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn, and other community volunteers. The Museum opened to the public in 1970 with one room of displays in an old armory building on Phoenix Street.

The museum moved 1982 to the current facility at 106 Main Street.