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Main Street is seen looking south in 1972. The Springs Block, the former Bank of Lancaster, Collins & Dunn and Macks Store are just a few of the places that can be seen in this classic photograph.
This image was created from the top of the water tower that was located near the county courthouse.
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What do you remember?
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South Middle School is seen in this April of 1969 photograph. Behind the school is S. 200 highway, with downtown Lancaster to the left about a mile.
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The intersection of Lynwood Dr., left, and S.C. 200 are seen in April of 1971. The former Dairy Queen building can be seen at the top right of the photograph. Immanuel Baptist Church can be seen in the middle of the image.
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The new football practice facilities, softball field and the upper decks on the football stadium aren't even built yet. This classic photograph shows 42,800 fans taking in the Georgia game in Death Valley on Oct. 5, 1974.
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Lake Hartwell can be seen at the top of the photo.
Many Lancaster fans have made the drive to Clemson over the years.
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Maybe that's your car down there.
Brooklyn Springs Elementary is seen in April of 1969. The future property of Second Baptist Church can be seen at top left.
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We thought it would interesting to compare the 1969 Rice School image published earlier to how it looks today.
The 1969 image is on the left. The image on the right is from a screenshot taken from Google Earth today.
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Andrew Jackson High School is seen under construction in Oct. of 1968. U.S. 521 can be seen at left above the school.
The middle school location was farm land at the time.
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What else do you see in this classic photograph?
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Chesterfield School is seen in May of 1964. Thousands of Lancaster students attended here over the years, which was located on Chesterfield Ave.
Today, a part of the school still stands. Above is the L&C, Railway, Main St. and Builders Supply.
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