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State and National Parks

Learn about the state and national parks in South Carolina. Many of the parks were built as a result of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which was a New Deal Federal program. 

PHOTO CREDIT: CCC workers constructing a road, 1933. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

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PHOTO CREDIT: CCC workers constructing a road, 1933. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

 Carolina Style | Palmetto Special

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Carolina Style | Palmetto Special
This lesson is a brief survey of the art, architecture, literature and theatre of South Carolina. It opens with a series of skits where "comedic characters" "put down" South Carolina's interest in...
 Earth Day, Part 2 | Project Discovery 2

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Earth Day, Part 2 | Project Discovery
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Project Discovery looks further at the Ccngaree Swamp and how it became a protected park with an excerpt from the documentary "Roots in the River". (Part 2)
 Earth Day, Part 5 | Project Discovery 5

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Earth Day, Part 5 | Project Discovery
Episode 5
Rudy Mancke and a park ranger answer questions about the Congaree National Park from students during the original broadcast of the Project Discovery Earth Day special. (Part 5)