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The Jenkins Orphanage Brass Band in Charleston. The orphanage was begun in 1891 by an African-American minister, Reverend Daniel Jenkins, to remove young African-American children from the street and...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 Jenkins Orphanage Brass Band in Charleston. The orphanage was begun in 1891 by an African-American minister, Reverend Daniel Jenkins, to remove young African-American children from the street and...Photo
This group of Winthrop College students called their music organization The Caterwaulers, in a photo which appeared in the college 1910 yearbook. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.Photo
"Saturday Night," an etching by artist James F. Cooper (1907-1968) from the late 1930s, is probably a scene from Pawley's Island, where Cooper owned a beach house. "Saturday Night" is more than simply...Photo
The Marquee for the Rex Theater on Liberty Street in Sumter. Photo around 1930, by Lecoq Studios. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.Photo
Winthrop College students of the 1970s gather outdoors with a guitar on a warm spring day. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.Photo
Classical or serious music has a long history in South Carolina. The St. Cecilia Society (still in existence today) was founded in Charleston in 1762 to bring the best concert music available to that...Photo
Anti-Klan parade and poster in Orangeburg. Todd Houston photo, February 1987. Courtesy of "The State" newspaper.Photo
Motorcycle enthusiasts in front of the State House protest a proposal to make safety helmets mandatory for all motorcycle riders. Photo by Doug Gilmore, published October 1985. Courtesy of "The State"...Photo
The chariot of a circus parade rolls through the Main Street of Rock Hill amid the crowd in 1897. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.Photo
Festival Day in Sumter, a fall celebration of the cotton crop, was held in front of the Farmer's Bank and Trust Company building around 1913. The building was originally built as Sumter County's...