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.

Booker T. Washington High School | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Booker T. Washington High School | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Booker T. Washington High School, Class of 1933, seated on the lawn in front of the main entrance to the school. Founded in 1916, the school was, until its closing in 1974, the hub of the separate...

First Graded School in St. Matthews | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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First Graded School in St. Matthews | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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The first graded school in St. Matthews, photographed around 1910. A campaign to improve rural schools in the late 19th century replaced many one-room schools, in which all students were taught by a...

The Avery Institute in Charleston | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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The Avery Institute in Charleston | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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The Avery Institute in Charleston. The Avery Normal Institute was established by the American Missionary Association in the spring of 1865, and initially named after the New York abolitionist Lewis...

Original Building of the Penn School | History of SC Slide Collection

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Original Building of the Penn School | History of SC Slide Collection

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The original building of the Penn School photographed around 1890. The Penn School, located on St. Helena's Island, was the first school for freed African-Americans opened by northerners in the South...

The Camden Male Academy | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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The Camden Male Academy | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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The Camden Male Academy was conducted as a semi-military academy, training young men in martial skills by Charles H. Peek in Camden from 1859 until his death in 1863. Many of the cadets, shown here in...

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Eddie Dennis' Photos | Digital Traditions

Proprietor of the Blenheim Bottling Company in Blenheim, SC (Marlboro County) . The company is known for its famous Blenheim Ginger Ale and has been in business for over 80 years. The formula for the...

Middleton Place | History of SC Slide Collection

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Middleton Place | History of SC Slide Collection

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Middleton Place was one of the great plantations along the Ashley River. A three story brick house was probably built around 1705 by John Williams. His daughter married Henry Middleton and after their...

South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute, Barhamville | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute, Barhamville | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute in Barhamville, just north of the city of Columbia, was opened in 1829 to offer women a higher education. It was sketched in about 1860 by M. Dovilliers, who...

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3D VR - South Carolina State House

Main Lobby The main lobby includes the outside facade, the false dome, the dome room, which leads to the outer dome, and hand-carved mahogany doors, which provide entrance to the Joint Legislative...

Snee Farm Tour, Part 1 | Powder Magazine Museum

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Snee Farm Tour, Part 1 | Powder Magazine Museum

Mrs. Ann Edwards talks to children about the life of Charles Pinckney and his love of his estate, Snee Farm. Mrs. Edwards highlights Charles Pinckney's service during the Revolutionary War, his public...

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