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1912 – Sanborn Map diagram of the eastern side of South Congress Street.
Southern Express Office on South Congress Street. Image courtesy of the Van Center Collection

Southern Express Office on South Congress Street. Image courtesy of the Van Center Collection

 Image of receipt from the Farmer’s Mutual Company – Courtesy of the Patrick & Russell Collection

Image of receipt from the Farmer’s Mutual Company – Courtesy of the Patrick & Russell Collection
Sanborn Maps

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120 South Congress Street

Get Directions Latitude: 34.3799627     Longitude: -81.0859662

City Directories and History:  1961 – Community Federal Savings and Loan, George F. Coleman (120.5), Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association

In 1912 from the corner from Washington Street to this location lists numerous business including: the Southern Express Office, general store, Hardin and Queens, Queen’s Jewelry and other misc. businesses. This location is listed as #53 South Congress Street and most likely was the location of Queen’s Jewelry store, a brick commercial building. Insurance of Fairfield has operated at his location for many years. Provident Community Bank has also been housed at this location.

In Nov. of 1934, W.M. Patrick of Woodward, S.C. was conducting business with the firm which listed the following as officers and board members: J. S. Brown, Pres., T.W. Mann, V.P., and H.E. Ketchin as Sec/Tres., Directors; T.W. mann, W.B. Yarborough, J. Earl Stevenson, M.B. martin, H.E. Ketchin, J.S. Brown, J.S. Edmunds, T.H. Richardson, Rev. J. P. Isenhower, A.W. Brice and W.B. McDowell.

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