A history of Summerton,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Summerton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Summerton's history began circa 1830 to 1840. Plantation owners made their move inward to Summerton to escape from the mosquitos along the Santee River. It was thought of as a health resort and safe retreat from the "malaria" associated with the swamp. The town was officially chartered by the South Carolina legislative delegation on Christmas Eve, 1889.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Summerton’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 viewSummerton - Cotton Platform, c. 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Summerton
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Summerton, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in Summerton
4 places in Summerton are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Summerton - Cotton Platform (c. 1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.