History · Folly Beach
Folly Beach’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Folly Beach. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1938established
3old images & papers
9recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Folly North Site (38CH1213) and Secessionville Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1938Established
c. 1925Folly Beach - Arctic AvenueCommons
1938Folly Beach - Ocean Front HotelCommons
1946Folly Beach - A Sunday afternoon crowd in surf …Commons
1950–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFolly Beach - Arctic Avenue, c. 1925: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10By decade
Folly Beach, decade by decade
1920s1 item
1930s1 item
1950s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Folly Beach - Arctic Avenue (c. 1925) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.