The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗During the Revolution, Fairforest was one of the only regions in South Carolina where Loyalists outnumbered Patriots. It was described as a
"hot-bed of pro-British sentiment." A post office was established as Fair Forest in 1884. According to tradition, a pioneer named the region when, noting the scenery, he said "What a fair forest!"
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Before
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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Fairforest is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fairforest has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Arcadia Mill No. 2 in Arcadia, 1.3 miles away.
Fairforest and the nearest listed places
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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. Arcadia Mill No. 2’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Fairforest?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Fairforest’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.