Bennettsville | South Carolina Public Radio
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"B" is for Bennettsville. [1819-present] Marlboro County. Population 9,425.Audio
"B" is for Bishopville.Communities, Towns and Cities
Take a historical look back at some of South Carolina's streets, towns and cities.
Blackville | South Carolina Public Radio
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“B” is for Blackville [Barnwell County; population 2,973]. Incorporated in 1837, Blackville originated as a depository on the South Carolina Railroad. It was named for Alexander Black, a railroad...
Historic Charleston Foundation | South Carolina Public Radio
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“H” is for Historic Charleston Foundation [HCF]. The Historic Charleston Foundation sprang from the activities of the Carolina Art Association. In 1944, the association published This is Charleston, a...
Florence: A Renaissance Spirit: Early History | Carolina Stories
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In the late 1840s, construction began on the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad, which would connect the port of Wilmington with the cotton fields of the Pee Dee. This would be an economic boon for...
Florence: A Renaissance Spirit: Early 20th Century | Carolina Stories
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By the turn of the century, Florence was prospering. The train yard was active, and a new crop, tobacco, bolstered the economy. Florence became known as the Magic City. Learn how the Florence Museum...
Carolina Style | Palmetto Special
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This lesson is a brief survey of the art, architecture, literature and theatre of South Carolina. It opens with a series of skits where "comedic characters" "put down" South Carolina's interest in...
Thornton Map Corner Detail | History of SC Slide Collection
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A corner detail of the Thornton Map (see A New Map Of Carolina), printed in London in 1685. The inset is labeled by Thornton, "A Particular Map for the going into Ashley and Cooper Rivers." The...
Lemmon Hill Plantation, Part 4
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Project Discovery visits a restored plantation from the 1790s, built in Winnsboro, in Fairfield County.