A history of Dillon,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Dillon from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Dillon County was founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County. The county and the city of Dillon are named for prosperous local citizen James W. Dillon (1826−1913), an Irishman who settled there and led a campaign to bring the railroad into the community. The result of this effort was the construction of the Wilson Short Cut Railroad, which later became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and which brought greater prosperity to the area by directly linking Dillon County to the national network of railroads. For many decades, residents of Dillon County were primarily loggers and farmers growing cotton and tobacco. Timber harvesting remains a major industry in the county. Dillon County has seen growth in manufacturing and distribution centers over the past 20 years due in part to Interstate 95, which runs north-south through the county.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Dillon’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDillon, S.C. Mills. Smallest girl…, 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dillon
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Dillon, decade by decade
CommonsDillon, S.C. Mills. Smallest girl - Corrine Goud, runs 3 an…1908
CommonsNearly all of family works in mill. Father in doorway, Mrs.…1908
LOCSome operatives--Dillon Mill1908
LOCSome adolescents working in Maple Cotton Mill1908
LOCTwo spinners1908
LOCDillon (S.C.) Mills. Charley Baxley. Has doffed 4 years. Ge…19081990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Dillon, S.C. Mills. Smallest girl - Corrine Goud, runs 3 and 4 sides. Been in mill 3 years. Oldest sister said she... -… (1908) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.