Ruby’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Ruby. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally named "Flint Hill", Ruby was first settled in 1875. As with other nearby towns, it didn't develop until the railroad was constructed through town. The Cheraw & Lancaster Railroad arrived in 1902, and Ruby incorporated the same year.
Ruby has annual celebrations: the Jewel City Jubilee and the Fourth of July Parade and Fireworks.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Start Ruby’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Ruby’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewRoad S-47 Bridge, Spanning Deep C…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Ruby, decade by decade
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unknown1 item
Nothing in Ruby is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Ruby has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dr. Thomas E. Lucas House in Chesterfield, 4.9 miles away.
Ruby and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Road S-47 Bridge, Spanning Deep Creek on Road S-47 and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.