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.

Title:
The West Point Rice Mills | History Of SC Slide Collection
The West Point Rice Mills | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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...
C&WC Railroad | History Of SC Slide Collection
C&WC Railroad | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 8

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This aerial photograph of downtown Greenville shows the C&WC Railroad building and tracks. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.
The Congaree River | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Congaree River | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 8

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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 Town Of Ellenton | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Town Of Ellenton | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 9

Photo

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ellenton, one of several towns that was moved in order to make room for the Savannah River Plant (see South Carolina Enters The Nuclear Age). Here Herbert Harden, Railway Express Agent, moves bundles...