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About the Catawba Nation | Let's Go!
About the Catawba Nation | Let's Go!

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Grades: 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Catawba Indian Nation is the only federally recognized reservation in the state of South Carolina. The Catawba people have lived in the Piedmont region for over six thousand years, and today...
The Catawba Cultural Center | Let's Go!
The Catawba Cultural Center | Let's Go!

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Grades: 4 8

At the Catawba Cultural Center visitors can learn about many important aspects of the traditions of the Catawba people. The museum includes various displays on the tribe's important chiefs, the unique...
S.C. and World War I
S.C. and World War I

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Despite South Carolina being chosen by the Army for its mild winters and opportunity for year-round training, 1917 was the state's coldest winter on record, with over forty days of sub-zero...
African Americans in World War I | Let's Go!
African Americans in World War I | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The National Selective Service Act became law in 1916, and in 1917 the U.S. was seeing its first instituted draft. The law simply said men aged 18 to 35 would be called on in the event of a draft. So...
World War I
World War I

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The state's mild winters and railroad lines connecting them to the north made South Carolina a good location for U.S. Army World War I training camps. There were three total in the state, and two of...
U.S. Relationship with World War I Allies | Let's Go
U.S. Relationship with World War I Allies | Let's Go

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

One of the most famous divisions that came through the Upcountry was the 30th division. They didn't even fight with the U.S. Army, but were loaned to the British. This division is really well known...
Richard Pearis | Let's Go!
Richard Pearis | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

When Richard Pearis established a home in the Greenville area around 1770, it was all Native American hunting ground and there were very few European settlers. He is considered the first resident of...
Textile Capital of the World | Let's Go!
Textile Capital of the World | Let's Go!

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Grades: 8

The textile industry was the dominant industry in South Carolina for many years, but it became so successful that Greenville was even known as the "Textile Capital of the World." Greenville became so...
Replica of Greenville County Courthouse | Let's Go!
Replica of Greenville County Courthouse | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A replica of an 1823 Greenville County Courthouse, which was eventually torn down, sits in the lobby of the Upcountry History Museum. The building was designed by famous architect Robert Mills, who...
Vardry McBee | Let's Go!
Vardry McBee | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

When Vardry McBee arrived in 1815 from North Carolina, he saw Greenville's potential. He liked it because of the good land and good climate the Upcountry had to offer. So, he saw it as a good...
Working in the Textile Mills | Let's Go!
Working in the Textile Mills | Let's Go!

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Grades: 8

Upcountry History Museum volunteer, Charles Blakely, shares his experience working in a textile mill. Blakely, who worked in a mill in Laurens, S.C. for one summer, says working in a textile mill was...
Robert Mills | Let's Go!
Robert Mills | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Robert Mills, born in Charleston, S.C., is considered by many to be the first American architect. In addition to some of his more well-known buildings across the state, Mills is also credited with...
Upcountry History Museum
Upcountry History Museum

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Upcountry History Museum - Furman University connects people, history and culture in a variety of different ways. You can learn about local history, or check out some of the museum's traveling...
Fort Hill Plantation
Fort Hill Plantation

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

William Hiott is the Executive Director & Chief Curator for Fort Hill Plantation. He guides us through the history of Fort Hill and its famous residents, John C. Calhoun and Thomas Green Clemson...
Archaeological Field School at Fort Hill | Let's Go!
Archaeological Field School at Fort Hill | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Clemson University facilitated the second year of the Archeology Field School at Fort Hill with a team of students under the direction of faculty member David Marcus. The goal of the project was to...
3D VR - Upcountry History Museum: Lower Level | Let's Go!
3D VR - Upcountry History Museum: Lower Level | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Upcountry History Museum is a history museum in Greenville, South Carolina that displays the regional history of fifteen upstate South Carolina counties from the early 18th century to the present...
Patina Miller | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 7
Patina Miller | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
Episode 7

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Grades: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Patina Miller is a celebrated actress, performer and singer. Born in the small town of Pageland, S.C. on November 6, Miller was raised with music. She grew up singing in her local church’s gospel...
3D VR - Fort Hill Plantation Office | Let's Go!
3D VR - Fort Hill Plantation Office | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Inside John C. Calhoun's office, located at Fort Hill Plantation in Clemson, SC. CREDIT: Sarah Pritchard, 2019 ETV Endowment Intern (Digital Media/Knowitall) Click play to view the tour on your device
3D VR - Fort Hill Plantation Home | Let's Go!
3D VR - Fort Hill Plantation Home | Let's Go!

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Fort Hill, the antebellum plantation of John C. Calhoun, South Carolina’s pre-eminent 19th century statesman, started as a four-room Clergy Hall. Through a succession of Calhoun-Clemson women, Fort...
Dr. Ernest E. Just | Scientific SC
Dr. Ernest E. Just | Scientific SC

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Produced by Darren K. Woodland Jr., 2017 Knowitall.org Spring Semester Intern ​Dr. Ernest E. Just was born in Charleston, S.C. in 1883. He was an African American biologist, teacher, and scholar who...