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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 Pawley's Island Train | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Pawley's Island Train | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4
The Atlantic Coast Lumber Company built this railroad to Pawley's Island from Haley Landing on the Waccamaw River in 1902 to make the island resort easier to reach. The causeway to the island was...
Railroad Timetables | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Railroad Timetables | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3
Railroad timetables were published in local newspapers to enable business and private travelers to plan their journeys. Note the amount of time that it took to travel from Greenville to Columbia in...
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
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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
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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.