History · Tatum

Tatum’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Tatum. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1old images & papers
1historic places
2recent photos
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - South Carolina - Marlboro County - ED 35-1, ED 35-2, ED 35-3, ED 35-4, …, 1850 · Wikimedia Commons

The story

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The Manship Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tatum’s history is told.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Tatum

Tatum has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 7 historic buildings, because Manship Farmstead alone counts 7.

#123
In South Carolinaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
7historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1997first listedManship Farmstead

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - South Carolina - Marlboro County - ED 35-1, ED 35-2, ED 35-3, ED 35-4, … (1850) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

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