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Riley Baseball Park | Eye on the Past Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past

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Melrose Plantation | Eye on the Past
Melrose Plantation, home of Matthew Singleton in the High Hills of Sumter, or Santee, near Poinsett Park, in Sumter, S.C.
Governor Robert E. McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame Joseph P. Riley, Jr. |  S.C. Hall of Fame

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Joseph P. Riley, Jr. | S.C. Hall of Fame
Joseph P. Riley, Jr. was born in 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended The Citadel and the University of South Carolina School of Law.Riley served six years in the South Carolina House of...
Reconstruction | Palmetto Heritage Denmark Vesey | Palmetto Heritage

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Denmark Vesey | Palmetto Heritage
The program begins with Vesey discussing the condition of slavery with an acquaintance who is a slave. Later, at a meeting, details of a plot are worked out with co-conspirators. Some are concerned...
Reconstruction | Palmetto Heritage Brooks-Sumner Affair | Palmetto Heritage

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Brooks-Sumner Affair | Palmetto Heritage
In 1857 during the heated debate on Kansas in the Senate, Charles Sumner delivered a two-day speech entitled "The Crime Against Kansas," which contained an insulting denunciation of Senator Andrew...
Reconstruction | Palmetto Heritage John C. Calhoun | Palmetto Heritage

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John C. Calhoun | Palmetto Heritage
It is the summer of 1829 and Vice-President Calhoun is spending the Congressional recess at his home near Pendleton, South Carolina. His youngest daughter, Cornelia is helping her father with his...
 Reconstruction | Palmetto Heritage

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Reconstruction | Palmetto Heritage
This show explains the importance of the election of 1876 and as a result how SC at one time had 2 governors from different political parties, who tried to rule the state at the same time...
 Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage

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Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage
Following the Tea Act of 1773 many colonial citizens refused to pay the duty and boycotted British tea. This video portrays actions taken by some citizens of Charleston in November and December, 1774...
Reconstruction | Palmetto Heritage Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage

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Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage
The Legend of Isaqueena blends fact with fantasy. An Indian trade based out of Ninety Six in the early 1750's grew to become the largest business operating outside of Charleston. Alan assisted with...