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A small-town startup in South Carolina became a global packaging powerhouse. Discover the remarkable story of Sonoco Products Company’s 130 years of innovation and growth! Founded in 1890 as Carolina...
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How did South Carolina beat 250 global locations to land BMW’s biggest factory? Learn how this dynamic move to Spartanburg sparked an economic revolution. In 1992, Spartanburg, South Carolina secured...
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Dawn Corley, known as the "Charleston Silver Lady," is a renowned silver expert who has lectured internationally and been featured in magazines and TV shows for her knowledge of antique jewelry. Her...
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A new section of the Vaucluse Mill Village of the Graniteville Manufacturing Company. Photo by J.F. Sofge, Graniteville, December 19, 1947. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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North Augusta has a dual personality; although it has developed since the Second World War as a suburb of Augusta, across the Savannah River in Georgia, its citizens are very conscious of their South...
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The Greenville curbside market, photographed in 1922. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.
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As early as 1897 the Iseman Drug Company was in operation at 807 Front Street in Georgetown. Although the business was bought out, the name and the distinctive brick archway remained a landmark in...
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Charleston's Municipal Airport, on the grounds of the old colonial French Botanical Gardens, had its start in 1929 under the administration of Mayor Thomas P. Stoney. By 1945, the air age was well...
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The first air express out of Columbia, at Owens Field, 1936. Mayor L.B. Owens poses with M.A. Shepard and Robert Reed, pilot and co-pilot. The plane was owned by Delta Airlines. Courtesy of the South...
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The Owen-Woodward company was the second drive-in gas station in Darlington. Its signs advertise its many automotive services: "Gas, Oil, Tires and Accessories." The caption on the photograph...