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Media interest in Topper since 2001
Allendale
Allendale County lies next to the Savannah River in the Lowcountry.
Allendale County lies next to the Savannah River in the Lowcountry. Its county seat is Allendale. Agriculture has a strong presence in the county’s economy, with cotton and peaches being two of its principle crops. “[The county is] proud of a rich culture, filled with history and Southern Tradition.”
Scotch-Irish, English, and Germans settled the region. Later, land from Hampton and Barnwell counties was combined to create the county in 1919, making Allendale the most recently founded county in South Carolina. The name Allendale comes from a local family, the Allens.
Allendale County. Accessed June 01, 2016.
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A street scene of Allendale, looking south, around 1951. The present site of Allendale was determined by the construction of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad through the area around 1872...
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Drug stores played an important role in the business districts of small towns in South Carolina. This is the interior of the Searson Drug Store in Allendale around 1907. Courtesy of the South...
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“M” is for McNair, Robert Evander [1923-2007]. Attorney, legislator, governor. During World War II, McNair served 23 months in the Pacific theater. After the war, he graduated from USC and moved to...
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“H” is for Highway 301. Construction of this major U.S. highway in South Carolina began in 1932, when the federal government began taking over the maintenance and construction of many state roads. The...
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Clovis artifacts are found across North America about 13,000 plus or minus 100 years ago. It's a remarkable cultural tradition. Where did the Clovis people come from? Archeology textbooks say the...
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As the archeologists dig, they're going back in time. Breaking through the plow zone at Topper, they find stone artifacts from the Woodland period, from around 1,000 AD all the way back to 1,000 BC...
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From the remains of stone tool manufacturing at Topper, scientists can piece together the marvelous technology that enabled Clovis hunters to kill huge animals. The tools were made from very It's a...
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Who were the first South Carolinians? The Clovis people were prehistoric nomads, fantastic hunters, and creators of amazing stone tools. This program takes a look at how these people arrived in South...
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Thoroughbred Country includes Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell counties in Western South Carolina. Equestrian activities are very popular here.
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A profile of the late Senator Clementa Pinckney, one of nine killed during Bible Study in the Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015. Senator Pinckney served in the S.C. General Assembly...
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