Greenville, population 23,960, was our second (and last stop) during Tuesday's Spring Break outing. According to Wikipedia, "Greenville was named for Thomas J. Green, a general in the Texas Army in the war for independence from Mexico. He later became a member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. The city was almost named “Pinckneyville” in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first Governor of Texas."
We look for a green city sign (the one that states the population, too) when we visit a town, but we saw Greenville's sign along the highway too late. Amanda spotted this sign on the way in and it worked well for our picture.
We walked for a bit downtown near city hall and saw Central Christian Church. "The towers and art glass in this 1899 Gothic Revival church building are a downtown treasure." (Greenville Historic Walking Tour).
As usual, I did an internet search to see what sights we might want to visit in Greenville. Mary of Puddin Hill popped several times. To be honest, the most exciting part of visiting here was getting this pretty picture. I read something about a self-guided tour, but we didn't see much to tour. The 6 turtle candies we bought were good, but I don't think they lived up to the $12 price tag.
As we were crossing Lake Ray Hubbard on the way back to the campground, Brooke saw the Beef Jerky Outlet and wanted to stop. Brooke got some jerky which made her happy. They had a t-shirt that I thought was hilarious. It read, "Fat People Are Harder to Kidnap". 
Amanda liked the rock candy from the Beef Jerky Outlet.
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