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Photographer: Anderson County by Howard Woody
Taken: 1876
Caption: East Benson Street Block
Additional Description: This shows the public square's south side. On the left was the Fant & Son Building, and next was the Christopher Orr Hotel (c. 1845), which was renovated in 1876 and called the "Centennial House." The first floor has Orr's tavern and a retailer, while the second floor had rooms for hotel guests. On the far right of the scene, Col. B.F. Crayton built his store, which in 1865 saved the town from being burned. The Bank of Anderson was located at the Crayton site.
Submitted: October 28, 2012, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p224649
File Size: 0.672 Megabytes

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