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Tin-roofed buildings, Clarendon County, S.C.

Rural buildings, Clarendon County, S.C.
Rural buildings, Clarendon County, S.C.

Kingstree, S.C., photographer Linda W. Brown remembers taking this picture last year in rural Clarendon County.  They could be storage buildings or old tenant homes, she recalled.

Clarendon County has 34,357 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 population estimate.  About half of the county’s residence are white; the other half are black.  Some other statistics:

  • High school graduation rate of those 25 or older:  76.3 percent.
  • Bachelor’s degree graduates:  13.8 percent
  • Median household income:  $33,267
  • Poverty rate:  22.8 percent

Photo taken in 2013 by Linda W. Brown and originally posted in September 2014.  Copyrighted; all rights reserved.

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Empty motel, Clarendon County, S.C.

Old motel, Clarendon County, S.C.
Old motel, Clarendon County, S.C.

This is one of a number of derelict motels along U.S. Highway 301 in Clarendon County, writes photographer Linda W. Brown of nearby Kingstree, S.C.

“Some of them have been converted into long-term residence facilities for migrant workers—and I think in some cases, people who have had their homes foreclosed on. Others are  rotting away.”  This one, she noted, appeared to be for sale.

— Copyrighted photo by Linda W. Brown taken March 21, 2015

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Old truck, Clarendon County, S.C.

Truck, near Goat Island in Clarendon County, S.C.
Truck, near Goat Island in Clarendon County, S.C.

Photographer Linda W. Brown says this old truck, parked in a Clarendon County field near Goat Island, S.C., almost transports you back to the 1940s and 1950s.

Copyrighted photo by Linda W. Brown, 2014.  All rights reserved.

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Rural eastern Carolina field

Storage shed in South Carolina.
Storage shed in South Carolina.

You can find storage sheds like this throughout the eastern Carolinas.  Kingstree, S.C., photographer Linda W. Brown snapped this shot in November in the New Zion area of Clarendon County.

Copyrighted photo by Linda W. Brown, 2014.  All rights reserved.

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Big bales, Clarendon County, S.C.

Brightly-colored tarps cover big bales of cotton in eastern South Carolina.
Brightly-colored tarps cover big bales of cotton in eastern South Carolina.

During the autumn, brightly-colored tarps covering huge cotton bales are an important part of the scenery across the rural South.  These bales, photographed by Linda W. Brown of Kingstree, S.C., are in eastern Clarendon County, S.C.

Clarendon County has 34,357 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 population estimate.  About half of the county’s residence are white; the other half are black.

Photo taken in 2014 by Linda W. Brown.  Copyrighted; all rights reserved.

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Out in the field, Clarendon County, S.C.

Signs at the edge of a Clarendon County field.
Signs at the edge of a Clarendon County field.

Kingstree, S.C., photographer Linda W. Brown spied these old signs along a fence of what she thought seemed to be an abandoned baseball field in rural Clarendon County, S.C.

Clarendon County has 34,357 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 population estimate.  About half of the county’s residence are white; the other half are black.

Photo taken in 2014 by Linda W. Brown.  Copyrighted; all rights reserved.

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Grain bins, Clarendon County, S.C.

Grain bins in rural Clarendon County, S.C.
Grain bins in rural Clarendon County, S.C.

Look around rural areas of South Carolina and you’re almost more likely to see grain bins than structures like tobacco barns, writes photographer Linda W. Brown of Kingstree, S.C.

These bins are in rural Clarendon County, which has 34,357 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 population estimate.  About half of the county’s residence are white; the other half are black.

Photo taken in 2013 by Linda W. Brown.  Copyrighted; all rights reserved.

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Country church, Clarendon County, S.C.

Country church, Clarendon County, S.C.
Country church, Clarendon County, S.C.

This simple country church sits among the pines in rural Clarendon County, S.C.  Kingstree photographer Linda W. Brown writes, “There is a newer church building across the road, so this particular building may be used for other functions now, but I’m glad that it’s still standing.”

Clarendon County has 34,357 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2012 population estimate.  About half of the county’s residence are white; the other half are black.

Photo taken in 2013 by Linda W. Brown.  Copyrighted; all rights reserved.