Dear Mr. Kahrl, >Mrs. Liz Sparrow of the Pitt County Historical Society sent me your query. >I only have a few newspaper items on Greenwreath Park. It opened about June >1, 1925. It was quite the place for many years. It had dances; an artesian >well pool and swimming in the river. It eventually became the place where >gambling, prostitution and drinking was the amusement. It was said the best >known men in Greenville got their "groove on" there even though they were >married. Local companies and Greenville and Pitt County officials had their >parties there.The police left it alone for many years, since they were >corrupt too. I was told that it was raided several times, but someone >informed them ahead of time. In the 1940's, it was run by Nelson Hopkins, a >famous and likably notorious black man. It was said he was quite a cook and >he catered all the local parties for "big wigs." When he had the >Greenwreath Park it was locally known as the "Tavern on the Tar, in the >principality of Bruce." It was eventually closed down and sits in >devastating ruin now. I know of no other records of Greenwreath Park other >than the newspaper. You would have to interview alot of the old residents >in the Falkland community to get first person accounts. I hope this helps, >Roger Kammerer >"Andrew W. Kahrl" <[email protected]> wrote: > Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:15:42 -0400 >From: "Andrew W. Kahrl" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: research query > >Dear Ms. Sparrow, > >I am a PhD candidate in history at Indiana University. I am seeking >any information on the history of Green Wreath Farm in Pitt County. I >am particularly interested in anything related to an amusement park >that was there in the 1920s. I am planning a trip to the area in >August and would like to study any archival materials that might be >available on this place and its history. I look forward to hearing >from you at your convenience. > >All the best, >Andrew W. Kahrl > >Editorial Assistant >Journal of American History >1215 E. Atwater Avenue >Bloomington, IN 47401 USA >Tel. 812-855-2816 >Fax 812-855-9939 >