Ninety Six in Greenwood County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Southern Railway Depot

Photographed By Dave W, August 6, 2022

1. Southern Railway Depot Marker (front)

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(front)
This depot, built for the Southern Railway in 1915, is an outstanding example of an early-20th century combination passenger and freight depot. A settlement called Ninety Six predates the Revolution, but the modern town grew up around a stop on the Greenwood & Columbia RR, completed in 1853. Its population grew even more dramatically after 1890 with a boom in the textile industry in Greenwood County. (Continued on other side) (back)
(Continued from other side) The Ninety Six Cotton Mill opened in 1902. By 1906, 400 of the town's 600 residents worked there. That year the Southern Railway, led by the town's rapid growth and the need to carry people and ship goods to and from Greenwood County, promised Ninety Six a new depot. Built in 1915, it closed in 1978 and has been a community center since 1982. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Erected 2014 by The Historic 96 Development Association. (Marker Number 24-20.)

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topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 34° 10.495′ N, 82° 1.453′ W. Marker is in Ninety Six, South Carolina, in Greenwood County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street West and Cambridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 99 Main St W, Ninety Six SC 29666, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Preston Brooks Dinner (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Ninety Six (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memoriam (approx. ¼ mile away); M-60 A3 Main Battle Tank (approx. ¼ mile away); Ninety Six Colored School (approx. half a mile away); 96 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Environmental Change From Forest to Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Patriots Lay Siege to the Star Fort (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ninety Six.

Southern Railway Depot Marker (back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dave W, August 6, 2022

2. Southern Railway Depot Marker (back)

Southern Railway Depot Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dave W, August 6, 2022

3. Southern Railway Depot Marker

Photographed By Dave W, August 6, 2022

4. Southern Railway Depot Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 10, 2022, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.