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Bibliography and Works Cited For Episode 7: Carolina Day | History In A Nutshell

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Butler, Nic. "The Story of Carolina Day." Charleston County Public Library. https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/story-carolina-day. Accessed 25 September 2020. Edgar, Walter. South Carolina...

Carolina Day Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell

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This photo gallery contains the following: The original Moultrie Flag - The precursor to the S.C. State Flag. Map of Fort Sullivan as it appeared on June 28, 1776 Map of Charleston Harbor during the...

Carolina Day | History In A Nutshell

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Are you a South Carolinian looking for another reason to fire up the grill and celebrate in the month of June? This episode of History in a Nutshell explores the S.C. centric holiday known as...

Rear Admiral Reubin Bookert | SC African American History Calendar

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Rear Admiral Reubin B. Bookert is a native of Columbia, S.C. He graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 1968 and North Carolina A&T State University with a B.S. degree. He also earned degrees in...

Apollo Recoveries: Introduction | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic moon landing, the South Carolina State Museum hosted a special screening of PBS' Chasing The Moon. During this event, South Carolina ETV, and Knowitall...

Apollo Recoveries: Milt Putnam, Photographer | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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Milt Putnam, from Seneca, South Carolina, was a U.S. Navy photographer, who also served in the Vietnam War. Putnam was assigned to take official photographs of several Apollo recoveries: Apollo 8...

Apollo Recoveries: Bob Coggin , Navy SEAL | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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Bob Coggin, from Charleston, S.C., served as a U.S. Navy "frogman" diver. A "frogman" is someone who is trained in scuba diving or swimming underwater for military or police work. During the Vietnam...

Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 3 | Palmetto Heritage

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Thomas Sumter was determined to drive the British out from South Carolina. “The Fighting Gamecock” earned his moniker due to his tenacity in battle. A band of British assassins attempted to sneak into...

Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 1 | Palmetto Heritage

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Hosts Ellen Rodillo-Fowler and Nathan Dawson guide viewers through this edition of Palmetto Heritage, which spotlights three significant South Carolina figures: Thomas Sumter (The Fighting Gamecock)...

Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 2 | Palmetto Heritage

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While the British tangled with Andrew Pickens in South Carolina’s upstate, Francis Marion’s patriots fought the British in the Pee Dee region. Marion was known as “The Swamp Fox” due to his effective...

Behind The Scenes: Ninety-Six Blog (Southern Campaign)

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ETV Endowment Southern Campaign, Day 2: On Day 2 of the Southern Campaign tour, we visited the "star fort" up in Ninety-Six, South Carolina. There were two battles fought at the fort: one in 1775, and...

Behind The Scenes: Historic Brattonsville Blog (Southern Campaign)

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ETV Endowment - Southern Campaign Tour, Day 3: On the third and final day of the Southern Campaign tour, we visited two battlefield sites: Historic Brattonsville, and King's Mountain. This video...

Behind The Scenes: Kings Mountain Blog (Southern Campaign)

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ETV Endowment, Southern Campaign Tour- Day 3 The second stop on day 3 of the Southern Campaign tour was Kings Mountain National Battlefield. Kings Mountain is a rocky wooded hill on the border of...

Behind The Scenes: Cowpens Blog (Southern Campaign)

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The ETV Endowment sponsored a series of tours of three different Southern Campaign battlefields of the American Revolution. With my being a history enthusiast, I was lucky to accompany Steve Folks...