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C. An Illustrated History, 1550-1988 | History of SC Slide Collection

It is impossible to include all of the history of South Carolina in the images that have been included in this roughly chronological section of the entire collection. Those who wish to expand their understanding of a particular period are urged to use the search function for particular dates for images from the other sections of the collection illustrating other aspects of South Carolina life at that time.

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Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection

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Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4
The heroic defense of the fort on Sullivan's Island from a determined attack in June 1776, by a British Fleet under Sir Peter Parker (see Sir Peter Parker) gave South Carolina its state symbol. The...
Landrum Blockhouse | History of SC Slide Collection

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Landrum Blockhouse | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 20
Landrum Blockhouse on the South Carolina and North Carolina line, near Tryon, North Carolina. This was one of a series of blockhouses built for protection against the Native Americans. A WPA photo...
Goose Creek Church | History of SC Slide Collection

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Goose Creek Church | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 19
Goose Creek Church in St. James Parish was one of the earliest structures built in South Carolina for religious worship. The congregation was founded by Rev. William Corbin in 1702 in the wealthiest...
Stamp Tax Outrage | History of SC Slide Collection

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Stamp Tax Outrage | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 15
The wealth of centers like Charleston helped prepare the way for the dissatisfactions against British rule that finally resulted in the Revolution. A wealthy elite, with connections through trade to...
Proprietary Grant | History of SC Slide Collection

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Proprietary Grant | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 14
Although it was the Englishman Sir Francis Drake whose raids persuaded the Spanish to abandon Santa Elena and concentrate on defending St. Augustine in 1587, it was nearly a century before the English...
Oconee Station | History of SC Slide Collection

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Oconee Station | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 13
Oconee Station (also labeled Salem Blockhouse, north of Walhalla). Made of local field stone, this was one of a series of fortifications built for protection against the Native Americans in the...
Cherokee Alphabet | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cherokee Alphabet | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 12
The title page and first page of hymns, "Cherokee Hymnbook," printed in Philadelphia, for the American Baptists Publication Society around 1820. The Cherokee were a highly organized society, and early...
Mulberry House and Street

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Mulberry House and Street
Episode 7
"Mulberry House and Street," painted by Thomas Coram around 1800, shows a typical mid-18th century South Carolina plantation. The "great House," while elegant, was not necessarily the enormous...
Purrysburg Cemetery | History of SC Slide Collection

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Purrysburg Cemetery | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4
During the 1730s, to protect against Native American attack and slave uprising, the government made plans to establish eight townships in a semicircle about one hundred miles around Charles Town (see...
Bill of Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection

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Bill of Exchange | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3
The availability of "real" money, in the form of coins made of gold and silver, was a constant problem in all of the English colonies. Their need to purchase manufactured goods from Europe meant that...