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Nicholtown Latitude and Longitude:

34°50′25″N 82°22′16″W / 34.8403956°N 82.3712319°W / 34.8403956; -82.3712319
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Nicholtown
Community
Nicholtown
Nicholtown
Nicholtown
Nicholtown in Greenville
Coordinates: 34°50′25″N 82°22′16″W / 34.8403956°N 82.3712319°W / 34.8403956; -82.3712319
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Greenville
City Greenville

Nicholtown is a predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina. [1] Jacqueline Woodson's award-winning adolescent novel, Brown Girl Dreaming (2014) was based on recollections of her childhood in Nicholtown. [2]

References

  1. ^ Neighborhood Scout website
  2. ^ WOODSON, JACQUELINE (28 November 2014). "The Pain of the Watermelon Joke". New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2014.