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S.C. History
South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.
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The McIver House in Cheraw was the homestead of Henry McIver, Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. An "I" house built in the early national style, it is a good example of the houses...
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"Granny" Corley and her family are regarded as the founders of Lexington County. Her house, a national style "I" house built in the late 18th century with exterior chimneys, is a good example of...
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The Poinsett House, built early in the 19th century, is an example of early national folk housing. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.
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The "outside kitchen" at the Bush House in Ellenton, photographed in 1951 by the Savannah River Plant, when all the historic buildings within the plant were documented through photography prior to...
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Hanover House, before it was restored and moved to Clemson University. Built around 1716, this house stood in Berkeley County, from which it was moved in 1940 so that it would not be flooded by Lake...
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South Carolinians also send Senators and Representatives to sit in the national Congress. From left to right are portrayed some of South Carolina's most influential state and national elected...
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South Carolina state government is carried out by the Governor and state legislature, and the laws they create are adjudicated by the state court system. Here, James F. Byrnes, Governor from 1951-1955...
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A fire truck and firemen pose in front of "Hospital #15," one of a number of Beaufort residences converted by Federal troops into a medical unit for the wounded, in this 1865 photograph. Courtesy of...
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City and municipal government is an important part of South Carolina's governing structure. This is an interior view of the second floor council chamber in Charleston's City Hall in the 1930s...