Government Buildings

Take a historical look at South Carolina government buildings which include many county courthouses.

Orangeburg Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Orangeburg Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection

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"Orangeburg Courthouse" survived Sherman's march through South Carolina, sketched here for "Leslie's Illustrated Magazine" on February 13, 1865. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Newberry County Courthouse, Around 1900 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Newberry County Courthouse, Around 1900 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Newberry County Courthouse, around 1900. The county was originally formed in 1785, and peopled (as was nearby Lexington County) by Swiss and German Lutherans who settled in the rich farmlands between...

Clarendon County Courthouse, In Manning | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Clarendon County Courthouse, In Manning | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Clarendon County Courthouse, Manning, after a tornado in 1903 had swept through the town, uprooting trees and blowing the roofs off most of the stores on Main Street. Clarendon County was organized in...

The Laurens County Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Laurens County Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Laurens, carved out of the Ninety Six District in 1785 and named after Henry Laurens (see Henry Laurens), was, like much of the backcountry, settled by Scotch-Irish in the pre-Revolutionary period...

The Hampton County Courthouse, 1946 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Hampton County Courthouse, 1946 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Hampton County was carved out of Beaufort County in 1878, creating a separate white political enclave, populated in part by those who had fled their coastal homes when the Beaufort area was occupied...

The Old Records Building In Greenville | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Old Records Building In Greenville | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Old Records Building, designed by architect Robert Mills, served as the Greenville County Courthouse until 1855. It is photographed here in 1918 behind the Barnum and Bailey's Circus Parade...

Florence City Hall | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Florence City Hall | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Florence City Hall, built in 1900, photographed in 1909. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Darlington County Courthouse, Around 1890 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Darlington County Courthouse, Around 1890 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Darlington County Courthouse, photographed around 1890. Darlington was originally part of the Cheraw District, created as an independent county by the state legislature in 1785 when it redrew the...

The Custom House Of Charleston | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Custom House Of Charleston | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Custom House of Charleston, viewed from the harbor in 1899. Begun in 1850 with Federal funds, intended as the crowning glory of Charleston's antebellum civic architecture, the classical revival...

Old Market And Court House, 1836 Engraving | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Old Market And Court House, 1836 Engraving | History Of SC Slide Collection

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This small engraving showing a faded sketch of the "Old Market and Court House, 1836" was probably copied from an earlier sketch of Camden as it appeared around 1820. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana...

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