Hotels and Lodging

Take a historical look back at the types of hotels and lodgings available in South Carolina.
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The Ocean Forest Hotel | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Ocean Forest Hotel | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The improvement of state highways in the 1920s brought increased tourist business to the South Carolina coastal resorts. The Ocean Forest Hotel at Myrtle Beach was built by a Greenville businessman in...
The Columbia Hotel | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Columbia Hotel | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Columbia Hotel, long a landmark for visitors to the city, was torn down in 1972. It appears here in a postcard photograph around 1900. Courtesy of the Howard G. Woody Postcard Collection.
The Highland Park Hotel | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Highland Park Hotel | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Highland Park Hotel was an important part of the "Winter Colony" of Aiken, photographed here in February of 1894. Built in 1866, the hotel provided luxury accommodations for wealthy visitors from...