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Reflections of Columbia, Part 3 - Columbia Enters The 20th Century | Carolina Stories
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Reflections of Columbia, Part 1
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Sitting on the Congaree River, Columbia, South Carolina has a rich, diverse, and celebrated history. Columbia was founded on what was once a plantation owned by Colonel Thomas Taylor. The “back...
Reflections of Columbia, Part 3 - Columbia Enters The 20th Century | Carolina Stories
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Reflections of Columbia, Part 6
Episode 6
The addition of Columbia’s new Army training ground, Camp Jackson, would have a significant impact on the city. The U.S. was being drawn into World War Two, and many of the Army’s soldiers would come...
Reflections of Columbia, Part 3 - Columbia Enters The 20th Century | Carolina Stories
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Reflections of Columbia, Part 7
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The 1950s signaled a decade of prosperity for Columbia, including drive-ins, drug-stores, hot cars, and rock and roll. Columbia residents recall their memories of the 1950s. Throughout the 50s and 60s...
Reflections of Columbia, Part 3 - Columbia Enters The 20th Century | Carolina Stories
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Reflections of Columbia, Part 8
Episode 8
In the 1970s, the growth of state government jobs and light industry began to draw people from outside the midlands into Columbia. New generations of residents moved back into Downtown Columbia, and...
3D VR - The Powder Magazine | Let's Go!

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3D VR - The Powder Magazine | Let's Go!
Completed by 1713, The Powder Magazine is the oldest governmental building in South Carolina. This facility was used as an arsenal from 1713 - 1748 to defend the colony from the Spanish, French...