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History · Danwood

Danwood’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Danwood. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Danwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 453. The CDP is in central Florence County, along U.S. Routes 301 and 52, 8 miles (13 km) south of Florence and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Effingham.

Half of its homes were built before 1982.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Danwood 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Danwood’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Danwood

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Ronald McNairRonald McNairLake City · 15 miMary McLeod BethuneMary McLeod BethuneMayesville · 26 miRaymond FeltonRaymond FeltonMarion · 22 miDavid BeasleyDavid BeasleyDarlington · 16 miJosh TurnerJosh TurnerFlorence · 6 miSJShannon JohnsonHartsville · 26 mi
By decade

Danwood, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Danwood is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Danwood has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Florence National Cemetery in Florence, 6.6 miles away.

Danwood and the nearest listed places

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Florence National CemeteryBonnie ShadeFlorence Public LibraryPoynor Junior High SchoolFlorence Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)U.S. Post Office

Closest to Danwood

Florence National CemeteryFlorence · Site6.6miBonnie ShadeFlorence · Building6.7miFlorence Public LibraryFlorence · Built 19257miPoynor Junior High SchoolFlorence · Built 19087.1miFlorence Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)Florence · District7.4mi

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. Florence National Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Danwood?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Danwood’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Florence📜 Coward📜 Quinby📜 Timmonsville
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