Old Greenville revived as residents, Corps look to future

Friday, April 26, 2019

DAR/Donna Farley

Wayne County residents met this week with members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss a five-year master plan for the Old Greenville Recreation Site. The Corps also announced the campground will reopen May 20, after two years of repairs and renovations.

Stephen State, a contractor who will help make a new master plan for Old Greenville, holds a historic photo Wednesday day of the Senate Saloon, which was located in the original town of Greenville. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Becky Hays, a park ranger with the Wappapello Lake project, speaks Wednesday during a public meeting concerning the future of Old Greenville. (DAR/Donna Farley)
A display at the meeting shows some of the history of Old Greenville.
Wayne County residents, including Bill Hovis and Carroll Rainwater (third and fourth from left), listen Wednesday. (DAR/Donna Farley)

Susan Elayer of Patterson speaks Wednesday about the future of the Old Greenville town site. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Russ Moore of Piedmont discusses the original logging roads of the Old Greenville site. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Stephen State, a contractor working on the master plan, speaks to residents. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Russ More and Melvin Boyer review a map Wednesday of the Old Greenville town site. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Andrew Jefferson of the Wappapello Lake project discusses an effort to put together a master plan for Old Greenville on Wednesday. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Residents look through photos and other items from the original town site with those working on the master plan. (DAR/Donna Farley)
A windstorm Memorial Day weekend 2017 took down more than 100 trees at the Old Greenville Recreation Area. This debris has now been cleared from the area. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Trees fell in 2017 throughout the three loops at the Old Greenville Campground, causing extensive damage. Items like this picnic table have since been replaced. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Campsites have new asphalt pads, and upgraded utility services now. (DAR/Donna Farley)
All sites now have water, sewer and electric hookups. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Wappapello Lake project maintenance workers Frank Sims and Braden Dennis replace a utility box Wednesday at the Old Greenville Campground. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Sections of Memory Lane will temporarily reopen Saturday and Sunday at Old Greenville, and then be closed until May 20. Workers are clearing vegetation and stumps from the historic town’s former streets. (DAR/Donna Farley)
Sections of Memory Lane will temporarily reopen Saturday and Sunday at Old Greenville, and then be closed until May 20. Workers are clearing vegetation and stumps from the historic town’s former streets. (DAR/Donna Farley)