Communities, Towns and Cities

Take a historical look back at some of South Carolina's streets, towns and cities.

Anderson Public Square, 1930's | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Anderson Public Square, 1930's | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Anderson public square in the 1930s. From the files of the Works Progress Administration Writer's Program. Photo by Lewis D. Moorhead. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

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...

Aerial View Of Aiken, 1956 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Aerial View Of Aiken, 1956 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Aerial view of Aiken, around 1956. Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum.

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...

Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Columbians call this complicated intersection of Interstate Highways 26 and 126 with Bush River Road, just north of their city, "Malfunction Junction." Photo by Todd Houston, June 1987. Courtesy of...

Main Street In Greenville, 1920's | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Main Street In Greenville, 1920's | History Of SC Slide Collection

The Town Of Ellenton | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Town Of Ellenton | History Of SC Slide Collection

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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...