The lesson begins at the Wilson Tennis Ball factory in Fountain Inn. Here we see a montage in the process of making tennis balls The host then mentions that there are many other products made in the state. Another montage follows showing a sampling of some of them. Included are Helms sailboats; Glassmaster motorboats; Shakespeare fiberglass fishing rods; Life jackets from the Gladding Corporation; Golf balls and clubs from Dunlop Sports; Russell Stover candies; Ridgeland guitars; Home-lite chain saws; Sunbeam lawn-mowers and grass sprinklers, Looney-Tunes toothpaste, Schmidt Products, and Stanley screwdrivers.
Next is a montage of a large plant in Berkeley County--the Alumax Corporation. It is an example of an industry that has moved a part of its operation to South Carolina. It produces aluminum ingots. The second portion of this montage shows a local manufacturer -- The Loxcreen company of Cayce. This South Carolina company has grown and established plants in various parts of the country. In the montage we see Loxcreen producing storm doors.
A dramatic scene follows with William Gregg discussing the virtues of a diversified economy in South Carolina with friends of his. Then he happens upon a young man playing hooky at a pond near the Graniteville mill. This location is the site of the original dam of the Graniteville Company. They talk about life in Graniteville and the changes that the new industry has made in their lives.
The lesson begins at the Wilson Tennis Ball factory in Fountain Inn. Here we see a montage in the process of making tennis balls The host then mentions that there are many other products made in the state. Another montage follows showing a sampling of some of them. Included are Helms sailboats; Glassmaster motorboats; Shakespeare fiberglass fishing rods; Life jackets from the Gladding Corporation; Golf balls and clubs from Dunlop Sports; Russell Stover candies; Ridgeland guitars; Home-lite chain saws; Sunbeam lawn-mowers and grass sprinklers, Looney-Tunes toothpaste, Schmidt Products, and Stanley screwdrivers.
Next is a montage of a large plant in Berkeley County--the Alumax Corporation. It is an example of an industry that has moved a part of its operation to South Carolina. It produces aluminum ingots. The second portion of this montage shows a local manufacturer -- The Loxcreen company of Cayce. This South Carolina company has grown and established plants in various parts of the country. In the montage we see Loxcreen producing storm doors.
A dramatic scene follows with William Gregg discussing the virtues of a diversified economy in South Carolina with friends of his. Then he happens upon a young man playing hooky at a pond near the Graniteville mill. This location is the site of the original dam of the Graniteville Company. They talk about life in Graniteville and the changes that the new industry has made in their lives.
Standards
- 5.1.CX Contextualize how the Second Industrial Revolution led to an increased desire for raw materials and the United States involvement in imperialistic efforts and economic expansion.
- 5.1.E Analyze multiple perspectives on the economic, political, and social effects of western expansion, the Industrial Revolution, and immigration through primary and secondary sources, and evaluate the subsequent changes to the U.S.
- 8.4.CX Evaluate South Carolinians’ struggle to create an understanding of their post-Civil War position within the state, the country, and the world.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into how the former planter class, African Americans, women, and others adjusted to, gained, lost, and/or regained position and status during Reconstruction. This indicator was also written to foster inquiry into how South Carolina worked with a stronger federal government and expanding international markets.
- 8.4.P Summarize the economic changes that emerged in South Carolina and the U.S.
Resources
About Palmetto Special
This overview acquaints students and teachers with The Palmetto Special series and how to utilize the SC History content in the classroom.
View AssetAgricultural Depression | Palmetto Special
The opening and closing wraparounds take place by an old abandoned tenant farm house in Pickens County near Clemson University. Here the host establishes the location and story line. The Reenactment...
View AssetAndrew Pickens, the Wizard Owl | Palmetto Special
The television lesson includes a segment on each man designed to give an insight into his character. Andrew Pickens had been parolled by the British in Charleston when that city was captured in May...
View AssetBurning of Columbia | Palmetto Special
The host ties the reenactment together at various intervals in the story in various spots around Columbia that are particularly associated with Sherman's invasion, such as the area across the Congaree...
View AssetCarolina Indians | Palmetto Special
The lesson consists of the host and three students visiting Keowee-Toxaway State Park in Pickens County. The story of the Cherokee is told there through drawings and artifacts in a series of display...
View AssetCarolina 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...
View AssetCharles Town | Palmetto Special
A dramatic sequence is included in this wraparound. It is an analogy to the eight Lords Proprietors receiving the grant of Carolina from King Charles II. Five people gather for lunch to discuss a...
View AssetCharlesfort | Palmetto Special
This episode goes from Columbia to Parris Island in Beaufort County. Parris Island today is the home of a large Marine Corps training base. There is a monument there, similar in the design to one...
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