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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...South Carolina Counties
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Hanover House | History of SC Slide Collection
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South Carolina's Influential State and National Elected Officials | History of SC Slide Collection
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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...
South Carolina Legislature | History of SC Slide Collection
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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...
Hospital #15 | History of SC Slide Collection
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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...
Interior View of Council Chamber in Charleston's City Hall | History of SC Slide Collection
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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...
The Columbia City Waterworks | History of SC Slide Collection
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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...
The Darlington Police Department | History of SC Slide Collection
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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.
The Star Fire Engine Company | History of SC Slide Collection
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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...
Charleston Police Department | History of SC Slide Collection
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The Charleston Police Department, 1911. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
The South Carolina Penitentiary | History of SC Slide Collection
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The South Carolina Penitentiary, the Central Correctional Institute, was founded in 1865. This 1910 postcard view shows the prison building and hospital. Courtesy of the Howard G. Woody Postcard...