York’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of York. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The first European settlers came to York in the early 1750s, having migrated south from Pennsylvania and Virginia. Of the three major groups settling Pennsylvania, the English came first, then the Germans, and then the Scots. The county names of Lancashire, Cheshire and Yorkshire had been brought from England to Pennsylvania, and then on to South Carolina by the early settlers.
Prior to this, the first known inhabitants of York County were the Catawba Indians.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart York’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how York’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1950 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10York, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - South Carolina (SC) - York County - York - ED 46-77 to 82 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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From Wikimedia Commons (10), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.