The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Development around Bladenboro, a farming community also known in its earliest days for its turpentine and lumber, began to take off after a railroad was built through the area in 1859. In 1885, brothers R.L. and H.C. Bridger came to Bladenboro from Little River, South Carolina, to operate a turpentine business. They soon became involved in the timber business and operated a cotton gin. The brothers and their descendants would have a major effect on the shaping of the town and its economy for much of the next century. Major businesses, owned and operated by members of the Bridger family and which employed many area residents, have included Bridger Corporation (a farming supply company and general store no longer in operation), Bladenboro Cotton Mills (established in 1912 and later sold to become Highland Mills), and the Bank of Bladenboro (established in 1908 and now part of First Citi…
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bladenboro’s history is told.
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Nothing in Bladenboro is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bladenboro has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Johnson Farm in Butters, 5.7 miles away.
Bladenboro and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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