Country English Pleasure Horses for Sale near Greenville, IN

About Greenville, IN

John Baptiste Ford Lived in Greenville from 1825 - 1854 and pursued several business ventures while living in Greenville. After leaving Greenville, Ford went on to become an influential industrialist eventually establishing Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (now PPG Porter) and Michigan Alkali Company (went on to become BSAF). Norman Jay Colman In 1850, Colman became the first principal in Greenville when the Floyd County Seminary opened in town at the same location as the present day school. He went on to a successful political career including becoming the 1st Secretary of Agriculture appointed by President Grover Cleveland in 1889. In 2018, the Greenville Town Council named a road after Colman to honor his contributions to the community and to the agriculture industry.