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 Pirates of the Carolinas 3

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 3
Blackbeard was one of the most infamous pirates. It's thought that his real name was Edward Teach, and he is believed to have been from Bristol, England. A very tall man for the time period, in a time...
Pirates of the Carolinas - Blackbeard
   - Episode 3 Pirates of the Carolinas 2

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 2
Pirates had a strict list of articles, or laws, that had to be signed by each member of the crew before a voyage began. Those rules governed who would get how much of whatever treasure was captured...
Pirates of the Carolinas - Blackbeard
   - Episode 3 Pirates of the Carolinas 4

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 4
Stede Bonnett is a wealthy and well-respected sugar plantation owner from the tiny West Indian island of Barbados. He used his own resources to outfit a sloop he christened "Revenge." With ten guns...
Rice in South Carolina | Carolina Snaps Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps

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Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright’s dream of establishing a school in South Carolina would come true in 1897. Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, had a deep desire to open a school where...
 Skytrails Exhibit

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Skytrails Exhibit
The South Carolina Military Museum’s newly unveiled “South Carolina Airfields: Then and Now” exhibit aims to tell the story of the Palmetto State’s contributions and involvement in the field of...
 Mary Simms Oliphant | Carolina Snaps

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Mary Simms Oliphant | Carolina Snaps
South Carolina historian Mary C. Simms Oliphant became the first woman to receive the Order of the Palmetto. Born in Barnwell County, Mary C. Simms Oliphant was the granddaughter of novelist and...
Rice in South Carolina | Carolina Snaps Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps

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Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is hailed as one of the most influential African American educators and Civil Rights figures, during the first half of the 20th century. Born on a cotton farm in Mayesville, SC...
 Darla Moore | Carolina Snaps

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Darla Moore | Carolina Snaps
Did you know Darla Moore was the first woman featured on the cover of Fortune Magazine and was listed as one of Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”? Born and raised in Lake City, South...
Rice in South Carolina | Carolina Snaps Maude Callen | Carolina Snaps

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Maude Callen | Carolina Snaps
Orphaned at the age of six, Maude Callen, became an “Angel in Twilight” to many as she singlehandedly brought health care to a poverty-stricken community. After becoming orphaned, Maude went to live...
Rice in South Carolina | Carolina Snaps Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps

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Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps
Robert Smalls was a former slave and Civil War hero who made a significant impact on American history. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839, Smalls worked on the docks and was trained...