Calhoun Falls’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Calhoun Falls. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCalhoun Falls is a town in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,724 at the 2020 census, down from 2,004 at the 2010 census. The town derives its name from James Edward Colhoun (or Calhoun).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,004 to 1,727 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Calhoun Falls yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Calhoun Falls’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Calhoun Falls’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewSeaboard Coast Line Railroad Brid…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Calhoun Falls
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Calhoun Falls, decade by decade
2000
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Nothing in Calhoun Falls is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Calhoun Falls has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mount Carmel Historic District in Mount Carmel, 7.8 miles away.
Calhoun Falls and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Bridge, Spanning Savannah River and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.