Communities, Towns and Cities

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

View Of Columbia From Across The Congaree River | History Of SC Slide Collection

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View Of Columbia From Across The Congaree River | History Of SC Slide Collection

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This view of Columbia from across the Congaree River appeared in the New York "Illustrated News" on January 5, 1861. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Map Of Taylor's Farm | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Map Of Taylor's Farm | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Map of Taylor's Farm, or the original survey plat of Columbia. Before the Revolution, the newly established settlements in the Upcountry of South Carolina did not have much voice in the government of...

Row Of Mill Houses In Clinton, 1908 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Row Of Mill Houses In Clinton, 1908 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Lewis Hine photographed this row of mill houses in Clinton in 1908, but the town is better known as the home of Presbyterian College, founded by the Reverend William Plumer Jacobs, a Presbyterian...

Main Street In Chester County, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Main Street In Chester County, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Chester, seat of Chester County, is one of three South Carolina towns named by settlers after their Pennsylvania homes when they migrated here in 1755 (the other two are York and Lancaster). The...

Row Of Stores On The East Side Of Second Street In Cheraw | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Row Of Stores On The East Side Of Second Street In Cheraw | History Of SC Slide Collection

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This row of four stores on the east side of Second Street in Cheraw is having a sidewalk sale, around 1908. Rocking chairs, bicycles, baby buggies, and rolls of wire are displayed on wooden platforms...

Market Street In Cheraw, Around 1900 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Market Street In Cheraw, Around 1900 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Market Street, Cheraw, looking west, around 1900. The white columned building at the right is the Lyceum, a library and meeting place for the Cheraw Lyceum Society, built in 1820. Courtesy of the...

The Town Hall In Cheraw | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Town Hall In Cheraw | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Town Hall in Cheraw, built in 1858 and photographed here in 1890, is still used as a meeting place for the Masons (who helped pay for it) and for city offices. County seat of Chesterfield County...

Aerial View Of Charleston, 1940 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Aerial View Of Charleston, 1940 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Aerial view of the City of Charleston around 1940. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Riverland Terrace Development Brochure, 1925 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Riverland Terrace Development Brochure, 1925 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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St. Andrew's Parish on James Island was one of the early suburban development sites for an expanding 20th century Charleston. The new Ashley River Bridge, completed in 1926, led investors to lay out...

King Street Postcard, 1916 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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King Street Postcard, 1916 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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King Street, looking south in this 1916 postcard view, proudly displays electric street lights. Courtesy of the Howard G. Woody Postcard Collection.

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