A history of Ninety Six,
since 1869
Postcards, papers and photographs of Ninety Six from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Established on the colonial frontier in the early 18th century, Ninety Six soon became a well-known trading post. It was the seat for the Ninety Six District upon its establishment as a town until the district's abolishment in 1799. The town was the site of a siege from May 22 to June 19, 1781 during the Revolutionary War, spanning 28 days. The battlefield is now the Ninety Six National Historic Site, maintained by the National Park Service.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Ninety Six’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNinety Six - Bank, c. 1906: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ninety Six, decade by decade
CommonsNinety Six - The Frazier Hotel1910 · postcard
CommonsNinety Six - West end of Main Streetc. 1910 · postcard
CommonsOil Mill - South Carolina1910 · postcard
CommonsT.C. Anderson House, Ninety-Six, South Carolina1910 · postcard
CommonsNinety Six - Graded Schoolc. 1915 · postcard
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CommonsSavannah River Scenic Byway - A Rifle Tower on the Ninety-S…20034 historic places in Ninety Six
4 places in Ninety Six are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
LandmarkListed 1969Ninety Six National Historic Site
Listed 2007Kinard House
Listed 2011Southern Railway DepotListed 2024Edgewood SchoolThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ninety Six - Bank (c. 1906) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (30). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.