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![]() Brief History by Victoria Proctor ©2002 W.W. Sellers, in his "History of Marion County", tells us that the City of Dillon owes it's origin to the building of the Florence (Short Cut) Railroad. The City of Dillon, county seat and largest municipality in Dillon County, was established in 1887. At that time it had a population of but 87 persons, but with the coming of the railroad, it didn't take long to grow. By 1897 the population was 1015, and by 1920, the population had grown to 2,205. Mr. Sellers writes:
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