Honea Path’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Honea Path. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Chiquola textile mill was very important in Honea Path's early development. On September 6, 1934, management perpetrated the Chiquola Mill Massacre against workers taking part in a general textile strike. Textile factory guards killed six picketers and injured approximately thirty more in the altercation. The men were reported to have been shot fleeing the picket lines, and many were found with bullet wounds in their backs. This event is featured in the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary on the POV series called "The Uprising of '34".
The Obediah Shirley House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Honea Path’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Honea Path’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Honea Path
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Honea Path, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Honea Path
1 place in Honea Path is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
the same place, years apart
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c. 1910 · Commons2022 · Commons
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.