Poinsett

Poinsett is a hamlet in Greenville County, South Carolina. Poinsett is situated nearby to the hamlet Mansfield Park, as well as near Woodside.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greenville station and Greenville County Museum of Art.

Greenville station

Railway station

Greenville station is an Amtrak train station in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is located at 1120 West Washington Street, at the south end of the Norfolk Southern Railway freight yard and one mile northwest of downtown Greenville.

Greenville County Museum of Art

Museum

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The Greenville County Museum of Art is an art museum located in Greenville, South Carolina. Its collections focus mainly on American art, and its holdings include works by Andrew Wyeth,Jasper Johns, William Henry Johnson, Andy Warhol, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Alma Thomas, Helen Turner, Charles Wilson Peale, Eric Fischl, Marylyn Dintenfass, and Leonardo Drew. Greenville County Museum of Art is situated 2 miles east of Poinsett.

Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum

Museum

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The "Shoeless" Joe Jackson Museum and Library was first opened to the public on June 21, 2008. Located across from Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, the five-room brick house where Shoeless Joe Jackson lived and died contains a few of his personal belongings and over 2,000 baseball-related books. Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Poinsett.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodside Cotton Mill Village Historic District and West End.

Woodside Cotton Mill Village Historic District

Neighborhood

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Woodside Cotton Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located in Greenville County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 278 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in an early 20th century urban South Carolina textile mill village.

West End

Neighborhood

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West End is a neighborhood in Greenville, South Carolina. Located across the Reedy River in downtown, the west end became home to Furman University when it was first established in 1852. West End is situated 2 miles southeast of Poinsett.