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.

Roots in the River, Part 6 | Carolina Stories
Episode 6

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When a group of kids came on a school bus to tour the Swamp, Frank Beidler was touched, and the Beidlers expressed a willingness to sell the property. But the Senators couldn't agree. The Legislative...
Roots in the River, Part 1 | Carolina Stories
Episode 1

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Carolina Stories - Roots in the River: The Story of Congaree National Park, Part 1 This segment sets the context for the story, which resulted in the Congaree Swamp's preservation as a National Park...
Sandhills State Park | A Natural State
Episode 7

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Nancy travels from her home in the Upstate to Sandhills State Park in Patrick to collect needles for her baskets. Dried needles are plentiful due to controlled burning of the park's long leaf pine...