The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1891, the South Bound Railroad came through the area with the assistance of John F. North. In 1892, John North, along with George W. Pou and Sampson A. Livingston, donated 100 acres (40.5 ha) for the railway depot and townsite. A U.S. Post Office branch was also later established. The next year John North, a Confederate veteran and businessman, was elected the first mayor of his namesake town of North, South Carolina. The town has been noted for its unusual place name.
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Start North’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North’s history is told.
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North, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in North is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean North has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Calhoun, John C., State Office Building in North, 4.5 miles away.
North and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.