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The Nansemond Ferry Boat | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Nansemond Ferry Boat | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 15
The Nansemond ferry boat crosses the Cooper River in the 1930s, even though the Cooper River Toll Bridge provided an alternative way into Charleston for automobile traffic. Photo by M.B. Paine...
The Strawberry Ferry | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Strawberry Ferry | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 13
First operated in 1707, the Strawberry Ferry crossed the Cooper River in Berkeley County. In this photo around 1900, passengers are going to church across the river. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana...
Lighthouses | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Lighthouses | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 11
Shipping traffic moving in and out of the harbors along the Carolina coast depended upon a series of lighthouses to guide them through sometimes narrow and treacherous channels in the complicated...
The Congaree River | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Congaree River | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 8
The Congaree River was an important route for travel into the interior of the state until well into the 20th century. Steamboats and barges transported freight and passengers. Some of the steamboats...
The West Point Rice Mills | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The West Point Rice Mills | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5
The West Point Rice Mills at Charleston's harbor boasted docks large enough to load and unload large vessels such as this three-masted schooner, "Warren Moore," pictured in 1907. The last rice cargo...
The "Mosquito Fleet" | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The "Mosquito Fleet" | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4
A small fleet of agile boats owned and operated by members of the African-American community in and around Charleston came to be known as the "Mosquito Fleet." They provided a number of essential...
Native American Canoes | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Native American Canoes | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The first builders of boats for transportation in North America were the tribes of Native Americans who greeted the European invaders with canoes. The canoes of the southeast woodlands tribes were...
The "Henrietta" | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The "Henrietta" | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1
The "Henrietta" was the largest ship ever built in Horry County. She was launched in 1875, registering more than 1,200 tons, 201 feet long, and 39 feet wide. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.