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History · Cherokee Falls

Cherokee Falls’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cherokee Falls is a Census-designated place in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Blacksburg. A former mill community along the Broad River, Cherokee Falls was a town until disincorporation in the 1990s. The former Cherokee Falls Cotton Mill is now a major fireworks distribution center for Herbie's Famous Fireworks. The community was named after the Cherokee people.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cherokee 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.

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Cherokee Falls, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cherokee Falls is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cherokee Falls has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Irene Mill Finishing Plant in Gaffney, 5.6 miles away.

Cherokee Falls and the nearest listed places

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Irene Mill Finishing PlantSettlemyer HouseGaffney Commercial Historic DistrictLimestone Springs Historic DistrictGaffney Residential Historic DistrictCarnegie Free Library

Closest to Cherokee Falls

Irene Mill Finishing PlantGaffney · Building5.6miSettlemyer HouseGaffney · Japanese Bungalow/Craftsman5.7miGaffney Commercial Historic DistrictGaffney · Classical Revival5.8miLimestone Springs Historic DistrictGaffney · Classical Revival5.9miGaffney Residential Historic DistrictGaffney · Bungalow/Craftsman5.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Irene Mill Finishing Plant’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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nearby towns’ history
📜 Blacksburg📜 Gaffney📜 Smyrna📜 Grover
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