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Thomas Sumter | History of SC Slide Collection
Thomas Sumter | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 133

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Thomas Sumter (1732-1832) was, at his death, the last surviving general of the Revolutionary Army. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he fought in the French and Indian Wars as a Virginia militia man...
Robert Smalls | History of SC Slide Collection
Robert Smalls | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 130

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A former slave who became a state legislator and U.S. Congressman, Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was born in Beaufort, and moved with his master to Charleston in 1851. During the Civil War, he was pressed...
Hilla Sheriff | History of SC Slide Collection
Hilla Sheriff | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 128

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Hilla Sheriff (1900-1988) was a leader in shaping public health policies in South Carolina. She graduated from the College of Charleston, and was one of only three women to receive a medical degree...
John R. Schorb | History of SC Slide Collection
John R. Schorb | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 127

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John R. Schorb (1818-1908) was an early photographer in South Carolina, practicing first as a daguerreotypist, and later using wet and dry plate photographic techniques, in Winnsboro and Yorkville...
Eliza Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Eliza Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 126

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Eliza Rutledge (1776-1842), the daughter of John Rutledge, was fifteen when she was painted by the distinguished American historical painter John Trumbull (1756-1843) in 1791. She later became Mrs...
Edward Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Edward Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 125

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Son of an Irish immigrant doctor, Edward Rutledge (1749-1800) was born in Charleston where he received his early education. Later, he studied law at the Middle Temple in London, returning to South...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 2 | NatureScene
Episode 2

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On this stop the hosts see more butterfly pea flowers. Watch the video to find out what animal tracks were seen. Learn about the structure of a turtle's shell.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene
Episode 5

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The host visit an artesian well at this stop. There are many primitive plants that thrive near this source of water. Learn about muscadines and how they're formed. On this last stop the host see a...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene
Episode 3

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The hosts come across some very large mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love standing water. It's the female mosquito that takes blood from us. There are flowers that grow along this stop like sweetgum, red...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene
Episode 4

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This stop is considered floodplain. The hosts makes note of how the river flowed into this area carrying sand and also the height of the water. Native Americans used places like the Lynches river to...
Richard S. Roberts | History of SC Slide Collection
Richard S. Roberts | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 124

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Richard S. Roberts (1880-1936), a talented photographer, left an enduring film record of Columbia's African-American middle class community during the 1920s and 1930s. This self portrait was taken in...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 1 | NatureScene
Episode 1

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Lee State Park is located in Lee County, around the Lynches River. Some of the items found along this stop include a butterfly pea flower, the eastern tailed blue butterfly and a tail feather of the...
Alonzo J. Ransier | History of SC Slide Collection
Alonzo J. Ransier | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 121

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Alonzo J. Ransier (1834-1882), born a free African-American in Charleston, was one of two African-American men in South Carolina to achieve the position of lieutenant governor. He held this office...
Dr. David Ramsey | History of SC Slide Collection
Dr. David Ramsey | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 120

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Dr. David Ramsey (1749-1815) was a physician and historian. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Ramsey attended local schools, the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), and the College of...
James Reid Pringle | History of SC Slide Collection
James Reid Pringle | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 119

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James Reid Pringle (1782-1840) was President of the South Carolina Senate from 1814-1818, and Collector of the Port of Charleston. During the Nullification Controversy, he was a Unionist. This...
Joel Robert Poinsett | History of SC Slide Collection
Joel Robert Poinsett | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 118

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Joel Robert Poinsett (1779-1851) was the first American Minister to Mexico, serving from 1825-1830. As a result of that assignment, he introduced into the United States the poinsettia, a flower named...
Purple Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay  (S.C.)
Purple Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Sarracenia purpurea Carnivorous herb 50 cm tall Also called Hunter's Horn Large, solitary red-purple-green flower appears atop long stalk in mid to late spring Trumpet-shaped hollow leaves with...
Orange Milkwort | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Orange Milkwort | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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• Polygala lutea • Compact, head-like clusters of brilliant orange flowers 6 mm (0.25 inches) long • Leafy, simple or branched stems • 5 sepals with 2 larger lateral ones forming petal-like "wings" •...
Meadow Beauty | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Meadow Beauty | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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• Rhexia virginica • Height 30 - 60 cm (1 - 2 feet) • Pink flowers in broad, terminal clusters on sturdy 4-sided, slightly winged stem • Flowers 2.5 - 3.8 cm (1 - 1.5 inches) wide • 4 petals with...
Fleabane | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Fleabane | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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• Erigeron annus • White composite flower • Tufted white weed • Member Sunflower Family • Name originated in belief that dried flowers could rid fleas • Erect stem covered with spreading hairs bearing...
Hooded Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Hooded Pitcher Plant | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Sarracenia minor Likes boggy areas Carnivorous, mostly insects Translucent spots on back of hood Hood is a modified leaf Hood flops down Gives off sweet smells Digestive fluid at the bottom of tubular...
Butterwort | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Butterwort | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Pinguicula lutea Bladderwort Family (Lentibulariaceae) Carnivorous herb 12.5 - 45 cm (5 - 18 inches) tall Solitary, yellow flower at end of leafless, glandular stalk Stalk rises from basal rosette of...
Sweet Bay | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Sweet Bay | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Magnolia virginiana • Evergreen tree • Dark, glossy oval leaves with blue-gray on undersides • Fragrant white flowers 2 - 3 inches in diameter • Maximum height of 60 feet • Trunk diameter up to 20...
Pond Pine | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Pond Pine | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Pinus serotina Also known as Swamp Pine Similar to Pitch Pine, but more southern Height to 80 feet Flexible needles Trunk sprouts often present Nearly-round, 2 - 3 inch cones Crown branches tend to be...