After the turn of the century the automobile began to supplant the horse and buggy as the common mode of transportation. Many companies started producing cars, among them the R.J. Tower Works in Greenville, which manufactured trucks for a period of time. Henry Ford and his Model T made it possible for the average working person to buy a car.
After the turn of the century the automobile began to supplant the horse and buggy as the common mode of transportation. Many companies started producing cars, among them the R.J. Tower Works in Greenville, which manufactured trucks for a period of time. Henry Ford and his Model T made it possible for the average working person to buy a car.![Greenville residents at a family outing in their automobiles, 1906 [Click here to view full size picture]](javascript:showPic(new picObj('media/history/autos2.jpg', 'Greenville residents at a family outing in their automobiles, 1906',369,201));)
