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G. South Carolina Towns & Cities | History of SC Slide Collection

Almost all of the images in this collection document a particular South Carolina place at a specific time in its history. This section, organized alphabetically is not intended, therefore, as a comprehensive list of every South Carolina community. It is actually a fairly impressionistic look at the county seats and rural villages, as well as the cities, in which South Carolinians live and work. For several towns and cities (Beaufort, Camden, Charleston, Columbia, Darlington, Georgetown, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Sumter), an effort has been made to select several images that show how that place has changed over time. Other places were chosen for special features that have made that town unique; still others have been chosen because they illustrate the features that many towns in the state have shared.

 

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Belton Water Tower | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Belton Water Tower | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Belton, in Anderson County, is noted for its unusual standpipe or water tower. Here, the standpipe can be seen in the background of the Belton Square, around 1909. The town, like many other South...
Fat Cattle Show In 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Fat Cattle Show In 1941 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Although Anderson itself is primarily an industrial city, it is the county seat of an important agricultural county. Cattle are shown being judged at the "Fat Cattle Show," March 25, 1941, at McGees...
A Street Scene Of Allendale | History Of SC Slide Collection

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A Street Scene Of Allendale | History Of SC Slide Collection
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A street scene of Allendale, looking south, around 1951. The present site of Allendale was determined by the construction of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad through the area around 1872...
Aiken County Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Aiken County Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Aiken County Courthouse, photographed by J.A. Palmer, around 1890. The town of Aiken was laid out in 1834, at the western end of the Charleston-Hamburg Railway line, built to carry cotton from the...
A Hunting Party In Aiken, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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A Hunting Party In Aiken, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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A hunting party in at Aiken, around 1910. The dry, pleasant climate attracted winter visitors to Aiken as early as the 1850s, but its real expansion as a winter resort took place after the Civil War...
The Plaza In Abbeville | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Plaza In Abbeville | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The Plaza in Abbeville, in a postcard view from around 1900. The county seat of Abbeville County (one of the counties or districts created by the state in 1785), the town was named after Abbeville...