Places to Visit in S.C.

Rock Hill's Main Street At Night, 1950 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Main Street of Rock Hill at night, 1950. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.

Rock Hill's Main Street Business District, 1913 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Rock Hill, like many Upcountry South Carolina towns, began as a railroad depot in 1852 on the Charlotte-Columbia Railroad. Incorporated in 1870, its real growth came from two influences: the influx of...

Ridgeland | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Ridgeland became the county seat of Jasper County when that county was created in 1912. Originally named Gopher Hill when settled in 1855, it was renamed based on its location on a sandy ridge. This...

Main Street And YMCA In Piedmont, 1909 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Piedmont, whose Main Street and YMCA are pictured here in a 1909 postcard view, was an important mill town in the early 20th century textile industry in Anderson County. Courtesy of the Howard G...

The Orangeburg Courthouse In 1909 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Orangeburg County Courthouse, as it appeared with the Confederate monument on the square, in 1909. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Orangeburg Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection

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"Orangeburg Courthouse" survived Sherman's march through South Carolina, sketched here for "Leslie's Illustrated Magazine" on February 13, 1865. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Plat of Orangeburg, Around 1800 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Plat of Orangeburg, around 1800. The table of reference on the back of the plat identifies the letters as follows: "a. Court House b. Goal c. Ephraim Mitchell's House d. D. Bruce's house e. Public...

Georgia Avenue Business District | History Of SC Slide Collection

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North Augusta has a dual personality; although it has developed since the Second World War as a suburb of Augusta, across the Savannah River in Georgia, its citizens are very conscious of their South...

Newberry County Courthouse, Around 1900 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Newberry County Courthouse, around 1900. The county was originally formed in 1785, and peopled (as was nearby Lexington County) by Swiss and German Lutherans who settled in the rich farmlands between...

The Grand Strand At Myrtle Beach | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Grand Strand at Myrtle Beach has not always been crowded with high rise apartment buildings, like those seen in this aerial view of the Grand Strand taken in 1955. Courtesy of the South...