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Anderson Public Square, 1930's | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Anderson Town Square And Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The Anderson town square and county courthouse around 1908. Anderson County was carved out of the old Pendleton District, created in 1789 from Cherokee Native American lands deeded to the state in...
A Street Scene Of Allendale | History Of SC Slide Collection
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A street scene of Allendale, looking south, around 1951. The present site of Allendale was determined by the construction of the Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad through the area around 1872...
Aerial View Of Aiken, 1956 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Aerial view of Aiken, around 1956. Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum.
Aiken County Courthouse | History Of SC Slide Collection
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Aiken County Courthouse, photographed by J.A. Palmer, around 1890. The town of Aiken was laid out in 1834, at the western end of the Charleston-Hamburg Railway line, built to carry cotton from the...
A Hunting Party In Aiken, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection
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A hunting party in at Aiken, around 1910. The dry, pleasant climate attracted winter visitors to Aiken as early as the 1850s, but its real expansion as a winter resort took place after the Civil War...
The Plaza In Abbeville | History Of SC Slide Collection
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The Plaza in Abbeville, in a postcard view from around 1900. The county seat of Abbeville County (one of the counties or districts created by the state in 1785), the town was named after Abbeville...
The Alabama And Newberry Connections | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Walter Edgar briefly returns to the subject of Pat Conroy's admiration for teachers, and their influences in his life.
A Public Conversation With Cassandra King About Pat Conroy (Full Version)
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In the Fall of 2016, the Newberry Opera House, in partnership with the Pat Conroy Literary Center, presented a special night in honor of the late author, Pat Conroy. The evening featured Conroy's...
When Rice Was King (12): Slave Treatment And Resistance
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Plantation owners demanded more than just obedience from their slaves. They also demanded things like loyalty, respect, love, and duty. Whippings, and solitary confinement, were common punishments for...