The state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. Learn more about each county by selecting a county below to explore people, places and events.
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The Poinsett House, built early in the 19th century, is an example of early national folk housing. Courtesy of the Greenville County Historical Society.
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The "outside kitchen" at the Bush House in Ellenton, photographed in 1951 by the Savannah River Plant, when all the historic buildings within the plant were documented through photography prior to...
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Hanover House, before it was restored and moved to Clemson University. Built around 1716, this house stood in Berkeley County, from which it was moved in 1940 so that it would not be flooded by Lake...
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South Carolinians also send Senators and Representatives to sit in the national Congress. From left to right are portrayed some of South Carolina's most influential state and national elected...
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South Carolina state government is carried out by the Governor and state legislature, and the laws they create are adjudicated by the state court system. Here, James F. Byrnes, Governor from 1951-1955...
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A fire truck and firemen pose in front of "Hospital #15," one of a number of Beaufort residences converted by Federal troops into a medical unit for the wounded, in this 1865 photograph. Courtesy of...
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City and municipal government is an important part of South Carolina's governing structure. This is an interior view of the second floor council chamber in Charleston's City Hall in the 1930s...
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The Columbia City Waterworks were completed in January of 1907 to pump water from the Columbia Canal and treat it before pumping it to serve the city's residents. Before the construction of this...
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The Darlington Police Department in 1984 had both women and African-Americans as uniformed officers. Courtesy of the Darlington County Historical Commission.
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Fire companies were usually volunteer associations, and separate African-American and white companies developed in most sizeable towns in the state after the Civil War. The Star Fire Engine Company...
