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A cotton field during harvesting in Aiken. Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum.South Carolina Counties
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A Cotton Field During Harvesting in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
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Ripened Bolls of Short-Staple Cotton | History of SC Slide Collection
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Ripened bolls of short-staple cotton in the fields of Calhoun County in September of 1968. Cotton still produced in South Carolina dominated agriculture in the state in the first half of the 19th...
Cotton in Bloom in Florence County | History of SC Slide Collection
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Cotton in bloom in Florence County, August 30, 1967. Photo by L.W. Riley. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
Vesta Mills | South Carolina Public Radio
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“V” is for Vesta Mills of Charleston. In 1899, Spartanburg textile manufacturer John Montgomery and New York merchant Seth Milliken purchased the Charleston Cotton Mills and renamed it Vesta Mills...
Atlantic Beach | South Carolina Public Radio
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“A” is for Atlantic Beach. [Horry County; population 351]. A historically black beach community, Atlantic Beach is located fifteen miles north of Myrtle Beach. Atlantic Beach flourished during the...
Turner, Henry McNeal | South Carolina Public Radio
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"T" is for Turner, Henry McNeal. [1834-1915] Clergyman. Politician.
Lining, John | South Carolina Public Radio
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"L" is for Lining, John [1708-1760] Physician. Scientist.
Riley, Richard Wilson | South Carolina Public Radio
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"R" is for Riley, Richard Wilson [Born 1933] Governor. U.S. Secretary of Education.
Littlejohn, Nina | South Carolina Public Radio
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"L" is for Littlejohn, Nina [1879-1963] Hospital Administrator.