Places and Regions in South Carolina

Learn about the six landform regions, counties, river systems and climate regions in South Carolina. Also, learn how people interact with the physical landscape.

The Greenville County Library | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Greenville County Library | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Greenville County Library operated a bookmobile in the 1920s that was used by both African-American and white students. Courtesy of the National Records and Archives Administration.

Pineville Library Society Bookplate | History of SC Slide Collection

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Pineville Library Society Bookplate | History of SC Slide Collection

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The scarcity and value of books made the establishment of libraries an important early cultural institution. This Pineville Library Society bookplate, designed by the Pineville Academy to identify and...

Columbia College | South Carolina Public Radio Charleston Orphan House | South Carolina Public Radio

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Charleston Orphan House | South Carolina Public Radio

“C” is for the Charleston Orphan House. In 1790, the Charleston City Council established the Charleston Orphan House, the first public orphanage in America. At the turn of the 19th century, a...

Burton, Edward Milby | South Carolina Public Radio Blackville | South Carolina Public Radio

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Blackville | South Carolina Public Radio

“B” is for Blackville [Barnwell County; population 2,973]. Incorporated in 1837, Blackville originated as a depository on the South Carolina Railroad. It was named for Alexander Black, a railroad...

Columbia College | South Carolina Public Radio Charleston Poorhouse and Hospital | South Carolina Public Radio

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Charleston Poorhouse and Hospital | South Carolina Public Radio

“C” is for Charleston Poorhouse and Hospital. In 1768, the Commons House of Assembly authorized the building of a Poorhouse and Hospital to care for Charleston’s growing population of paupers...

National Dropout Prevention Center | South Carolina Public Radio National Guard | South Carolina Public Radio

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National Guard | South Carolina Public Radio

"N" is for National Guard. The South Carolina National Guard evolved out of the state’s militia. In 1905 the organized militia was renamed the South Carolina National Guard and in 1916 all state...

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Aiken | South Carolina Public Radio

“A” is for Aiken.

McEntire Air National Guard Station | South Carolina Public Radio Medical University of South Carolina | South Carolina Public Radio

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Medical University of South Carolina | South Carolina Public Radio

“M” is for Medical University of South Carolina. At the request of the Medical Society of South Carolina, the General Assembly established the Medical College of South Carolina. It opened in 1824 as a...

Historic Charleston Foundation | South Carolina Public Radio

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Historic Charleston Foundation | South Carolina Public Radio

“H” is for Historic Charleston Foundation [HCF]. The Historic Charleston Foundation sprang from the activities of the Carolina Art Association. In 1944, the association published This is Charleston, a...

Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia | History of SC Slide Collection

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Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia | History of SC Slide Collection

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Trinity Episcopal Church in Columbia, designed by Edward Brickell White (see The Dock Street Theater And St. Philip's Church), built in 1840-1847, in the English Gothic style of architecture. The...

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