Edisto Beach Island | History Of SC Slide Collection
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A beachfront view of Edisto Beach Island in the 1950s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.Find out about some of the places you can visit in different areas of our state...that are not all that far away! Enjoy your travels!
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A beachfront view of Edisto Beach Island in the 1950s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.Photo
Stock car races at the Darlington International Raceway attract 50,000 to 75,000 fans annually. This van of spectators came for a Southern 500 in the late 1970s. Courtesy of the Darlington County...Photo
The Southern 500 inspires a weeklong festival of parades and other events. In this 1957 beauty contest, contestant #21 was declared the winner. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.Photo
Aerial view of the Darlington International Raceway around 1985. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.Photo
Aerial view of Darlington, July 1965, shows the new courthouse standing alone and the empty space formerly occupied by City Hall. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.Photo
View of the north side of the Darlington town square around 1920, showing the City Hall in the background. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.Photo
This view of the Darlington town square gives a good view of the fourth courthouse, built in 1903. Darlington was an important cotton market, and farmers are gathered on the courthouse square around...Photo
Darlington County Courthouse, photographed around 1890. Darlington was originally part of the Cheraw District, created as an independent county by the state legislature in 1785 when it redrew the...Photo
This view of the Grand Strand's Crescent Beach in 1966 illustrates vividly the extensive development in vacation property that brings thousands of visitors to South Carolina's Horry County beaches...Photo
Looking north on Main Street at Third Avenue in Conway, around 1930. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.