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 Fairs Before The Civil War | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Fairs Before The Civil War | Walter Edgar's Journal
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The fairs of yester-year were far different from the fairs we know today. Dr. Stroup discusses what fairs were like before The Civil War. In this time period, fairs were held locally, and each county...
 The SC State Fair Today | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The SC State Fair Today | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Today, a private board of trustees runs the SC State Fair. Walter Edgar recalls his younger years, and remembers the “girly shows” at the SC State Fair, which discontinued around 1975. The last of the...
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The "Colored" State Fairs | Walter Edgar's Journal
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With the integration of Jim Crow laws in the 1890’s, there was the integration of the “Colored State Fair.” Dr. Stroup discusses the history of the “Colored State Fairs”, and how different factions...
The Columns | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Columns | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The Columns, also known as the Rankin or Johnson House, was built near Florence by Dr. William R. Johnson around 1850-60. The full-façade porch of its Classical Revival architecture represents a style...
The Godfrey Harmon House | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Godfrey Harmon House | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The Godfrey Harmon House, built in Lexington around 1870 by the founder of the Lexington "Dispatch," burned in 1894. The square columns are an interesting adaptation of a vernacular Greek Revival...