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 Between The Waters, Part 4 4

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Between The Waters, Part 4
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The area of Georgetown went from one of the wealthiest districts prior to the Civil War, to one of the poorest. Lee Brockington, senior interpreter at Hobcaw Barony, discusses the impact of the ending...
Main Street Of Winnsboro | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Main Street Of Winnsboro | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Main Street, Winnsboro, around the turn of the century. Winnsboro, the county seat of Fairfield County, was settled in 1755, incorporated in 1785, and named to honor one of its founders, Revolutionary...
Downtown Sumter, 1930 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Downtown Sumter, 1930 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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This aerial view of downtown Sumter, taken around 1930, shows clearly the City Hall and the skyscraper Dixie Life building, built in 1911. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.
The Town Of St. Matthews | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Town Of St. Matthews | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The town of St. Matthews predates by more than a century and a half the 1908 formation of Calhoun County, of which it is now the county seat. Originally a trading post on the Cherokee Path, the town...