From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily
popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced
during this golden age can today be considered works of art. A key link
in the connection of South Carolina's four principal sections--the
Piedmont, the Coastal Plain, the Pee Dee, and Savannah River
Valley--Lexington County has provided an abundance of images that serve
as a microcosm of the state's growth and development during the first
third of the twentieth century. This fascinating new history of
Lexington County showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage
postcards available and allows readers a nostalgic view into another way
of life: a
mirror of a bygone day in largely rural but diverse settings, from The
Fork in the southwest to the Dutch Fork in the northeast of the county.