Belton, SC
Photos of Belton's Past
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The old photos and images below are from Belton's Past History and provided by Joe Coward of Belton Printing and former publisher of The Belton News. We are grateful to Joe for making these photos available. We hope that the community and visitors to this site will enjoy and cherish these images from the past.
Additional information and corrections about some of the photos listed has been made available by Belton historian Alison Ashley Darby. Photos with changes have been designated with the words "Info Update" & the date it was updated. Additional old photos have been provided by Alison and will soon be published to this web site. For details of how to purchase Alison's recently published book Images of America: Belton which includes hundreds of old photos and information about Belton, click on the book's title.
Some of the photos are not dated. We will continue to look for additional information about these photos and add new ones when located.
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Belton High School The school building was completed and put in operation on November 15, 1893. This Photo was taken in 1900. |
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General View of Public Square in Belton This photo appears to have been taken from the present day location of Horton's Pharmacy. The city well can be seen on the left side of the photo. |
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Geer Hotel This photo provides a view of Geer Hotel and a Trolley Car on G. S. & A. in Belton. The Trolley Car is traveling on South Main Street and is seen adjacent to the present day location of Horton's Pharmacy. The pharmacy is the only portion of the Geer Hotel that remains. |
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Old Cars Downtown This is a photo of a number of old cars on the square in Belton. The structure in the background is the city well. The trees hide the downtown buildings behind them. |
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Old P&N Depot
(Info Update 7/7/04) This is a photo of the Piedmont and Northern Depot which was located on South Main Street in Belton. The building later became a freight station when P&N built a new passenger station on O'Neal Street. The freight station was razed in the 1980's, and the passenger station on O'Neal Street was razed in the 1970's. |
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Downtown Belton The photo shows the Southeast Corner View of the
Public Square in Belton. |
Anyone wishing to provide additional information or photos from the past should e-mail Web Manager.