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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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Greenville Mail Buggies | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Greenville Mail Buggies | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Mailmen depended on horse and buggy for efficient delivery of the mail. Here, the Greenville mail buggies line up in front of Marchant's Pharmacy around 1918. Courtesy of the Greenville County...
Horse Drawn Wagon | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Horse Drawn Wagon | History Of SC Slide Collection
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These two boys wait patiently in the wagon that will take the family's purchases home. Their wagon is parked on the street in front of Welling and Bennoit Hardware in Darlington around 1900. Courtesy...