Chadbourn’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Chadbourn. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Chadbourn has been in operation since 1882. It was incorporated in 1883, being named after a local family engaged in the lumber industry.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Chadbourn’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chadbourn’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLoading strawberries in Chadbourn…, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Chadbourn
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Chadbourn, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsCarolina Southern Railroad Depot August 2013 - panoramio (1)2013
CommonsCarolina Southern Railroad August 2013 Georgia Pacific Plan…2013
CommonsCarolina Southern Railroad August 2013 Georgia Pacific Plan…2013
CommonsCarolina Southern Railroad August 20132013
CommonsChadbourn Public High School and Graded School, Columbus Co…20121 historic place in Chadbourn
1 place in Chadbourn is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Loading strawberries in Chadbourn, 1907 (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.