J. Power Plants

V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

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V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant, Fairfield County, showing the giant steam turbine at the nuclear station. Photo by Tim Dominick, November 1984. Courtesy of "The State" newspaper.

Summer Nuclear Plant | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

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Aerial view of the Summer Nuclear Plant, located near Columbia and operated by SCE&G. It was completed in 1984 as an alternative to water or coal generated production to meet growing demands for...

The Portman Shoals Power Plant | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

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The Portman Shoals Power Plant in Anderson County provided electric power for the Upcountry areas of South Carolina. Photographed for the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. Courtesy of the...

Steam Generator Plant At Lake Murray | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

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The South Carolina Electric and Gas Company steam generator plant at Lake Murray, August 25, 1958. The South Carolina Electric and Gas Company had its origins in the creation of the Columbia Gas Light...

Hydro and Steam Generator Plants Of the Santee Cooper River Facility | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

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A color postcard from the 1950s shows the completed hydro and steam electric generating plants of the Santee-Cooper facility at Moncks Corner. The photograph shows the Pinopolis dam, as well as the...

Santee Cooper Electric Power Project | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

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The Santee Cooper electric power project begun during the New Deal was promoted by Governor Ibra Charles Blackwood (see Ibra Charles Blackwood). The power-house site for the dam is shown here under...

Falling Water | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

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Falling water remained an important source of power for the growing textile industry in South Carolina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here the Saluda River Dam in Greenville harnesses the...

Water Power | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

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Water power was an important resource for early industry in South Carolina. This mill south of Columbia created a mill pond where the state fair grounds are now located. The presence of the mill and...

Charcoal Burners | History of SC Slide Collection

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Charcoal burners, near the Francis Marion National Forest. The photograph of the charcoal operation of Mr. J.W. Litchfield near the Rotten Egg Savannah Road, "shows practically the complete operation...