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The Johnson Rifles | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Johnson Rifles | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2
Union County's most famous military organization was "The Johnson Rifles." Named in honor of Governor David Johnson, these riflemen were the first South Carolinians to report for duty in the Mexican...
Supplies for the Quarantine Camp, 1899

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Supplies for the Quarantine Camp, 1899
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Many of the casualties among American forces who fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War were the result of disease, not wounds. Daufuskie Island became a quarantine detention camp for soldiers...
Cherokee Alphabet | History of SC Slide Collection

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Cherokee Alphabet | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 12
The title page and first page of hymns, "Cherokee Hymnbook," printed in Philadelphia, for the American Baptists Publication Society around 1820. The Cherokee were a highly organized society, and early...
About Between the Waters Friendfield Village at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters

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Friendfield Village at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters
Joshua Shubrick was a former resident of Friendfield Village. He split his time between Georgetown, where he cared for his mother, and Hobcaw, where he went to Strawberry School. Shubrick stayed with...
Overview VII: Remembering and Forgetting | Holocaust

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Overview VII: Remembering and Forgetting | Holocaust
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"When I tell the story of my life, it takes me quite a while to get back to normal. I get nightmares. I don't mind having nightmares in order that future generations can benefit from it." —Ben Stern...
Overview VI: Bystanders and Rescuers | Holocaust

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Overview VI: Bystanders and Rescuers | Holocaust
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"No one had any compassion or any kind of a nice word to say to us. There was no one to say, 'It's going to get better,' or, 'Don't worry.' At no time had you the luxury of hearing anything like that...