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History · Scranton

Scranton’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Scranton is a town in Florence County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 932 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Florence Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 932 to 648 (-30%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Scranton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Scranton

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Joseph L. GoldsteinJoseph L. GoldsteinKingstree · 18 miRonald McNairRonald McNairLake City · 3 miMary McLeod BethuneMary McLeod BethuneMayesville · 27 miRaymond FeltonRaymond FeltonMarion · 27 miDavid BeasleyDavid BeasleyDarlington · 27 miJosh TurnerJosh TurnerFlorence · 18 mi
By decade

Scranton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Scranton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Scranton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is P.D. Cockfield House in Lake City, 2.9 miles away.

Scranton and the nearest listed places

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P.D. Cockfield HouseLake City Downtown Historic DistrictPhilip C. Heiden HouseW. T. Askins HouseGreen's Funeral Home and Ambulance ServiceBrowntown

Closest to Scranton

P.D. Cockfield HouseLake City · Building2.9miLake City Downtown Historic DistrictLake City · District3.1miPhilip C. Heiden HouseLake City · Building3.2miW. T. Askins HouseLake City · Building3.3miGreen's Funeral Home and Ambulance ServiceLake City · Building3.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. P.D. Cockfield House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Scranton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Scranton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Lake City📜 Coward📜 Olanta📜 Pamplico
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