The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Incorporated in 1895, the town of Smyrna took its name from the Smyrna Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church that had been providing a place of worship to the local residents for fifty years. A railroad depot was built in 1888 by the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad, a forerunner to the Southern Railway, and then F.D. Horn built a mercantile business nearby.
The Jackson's Furnace Site (38YK217) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Smyrna’s history is told.
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Smyrna, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Smyrna is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Smyrna has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Allison Plantation in Hickory Grove, 3.3 miles away.
Smyrna and the nearest listed places
Closest to Smyrna
Allison PlantationHickory Grove · Greek Revival3.3miSt. James Rosenwald SchoolHickory Grove · Building3.7mi
Kings Mountain National Military ParkSmyrna · Early Republic · Built 19316.7miKings Mountain State Park Historic DistrictSmyrna · District6.8mi
Sharon Downtown Historic DistrictSharon · Late Victorian7.3miHow 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 (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.