F. Transportation in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

From horse and buggy to space shuttles, South Carolinians have relied upon a wide variety of motive power and vehicles to get to where they are going. The story of transportation is actually an extended part of the account of South Carolina's economy: without the ability to move people and goods, neither agricultural, commercial nor industrial activity can succeed in bringing prosperity. Other examples of how people travel can be found, especially in the section of this collection on economy, but also scattered throughout all the images. This section is organized by forms of transportation, and within each example by chronology. Using these images you can: begin with animal power (horses and buggies); explore the changes in water transportation from Native American log canoes to the latest in ocean going and pleasure boats; see the changes in rail travel (train and trolley) over time; follow the progress of the impact that the internal combustion engine has made in South Carolina; and witness the beginning of the air age in our state.

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The Cooper River Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Cooper River Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 26

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Aerial view of the Cooper River Bridge, named after Mayor John P. Grace, who was instrumental in having it built in 1929. Originally a toll bridge operated by the private Cooper River Bridge Company...
Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection
Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 22

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Columbians call this complicated intersection of Interstate Highways 26 and 126 with Bush River Road, just north of their city, "Malfunction Junction." Photo by Todd Houston, June 1987. Courtesy of...
Paving Roads With Concrete | History Of SC Slide Collection
Paving Roads With Concrete | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 21

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Paving heavily traveled roads with concrete involved such heavy costs that states sought help from the national government. This fresh concrete on a Greenville County road was part of a Federal...
The Good Roads Movement | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Good Roads Movement | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 18

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Good roads were not yet a reality for South Carolina when this photo was taken near St. Matthews. The Good Roads movement began when most roads were not hard-surfaced. U.S. Bureau of Public Roads...
The Owen-Woodward Company | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Owen-Woodward Company | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 15

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The Owen-Woodward company was the second drive-in gas station in Darlington. Its signs advertise its many automotive services: "Gas, Oil, Tires and Accessories." The caption on the photograph...
Ballanger Coal Wagon | History Of SC Slide Collection
Ballanger Coal Wagon | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 11

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Coal furnaces provided central heating for many South Carolina homes. This Ballanger coal wagon delivered fuel to houses throughout the Greenville area in the 1950s. Courtesy of the Greenville County...