PHOTO CREDIT ABOVE: Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law, August 14, 1935. Library of Congress.
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By 1975, public sentiment in favor of protecting the forest was growing, and the issue was gaining media attention. In June 1975, Gov. James B. Edwards took a stand against the land being condemned...
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The conclusion to Roots in the River. Various people reflect on their feelings about Congaree and the majesty of it!
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When a group of kids came on a school bus to tour the Swamp, Frank Beidler was touched, and the Beidlers expressed a willingness to sell the property. But the Senators couldn't agree. The Legislative...
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Carolina Stories - Roots in the River: The Story of Congaree National Park, Part 1 This segment sets the context for the story, which resulted in the Congaree Swamp's preservation as a National Park...
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J. Roy Pennell (1888–1971) James Roy Pennell’s road to success was literally of his own making. He built many of the roads and bridges he traveled on and even manufactured many of the materials from...
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This episode is about Maude Callen (1898 -- 1990), a Nurse-Midwife, who singlehandedly brought health care to rural Pineville, S.C. and the surrounding area of Berkeley County in the early 1920s...
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John Roderick Heller was born in Fair Play, South Carolina. He was a graduate of Clemson College and Emory University Medical School. In 1943, Dr. Heller was appointed chief of the U.S. Public Health...
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A profile of Thomas Butler Pearce. (1888–1947) Tom Pearce built a small wholesale produce business into one of the nation's largest food distribution companies and still found time to serve his...
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"There's no such thing as bad publicity..." This remark, attributed to Irish playwright Brendan Behan, sums up the advertising philosophy of noted textile executive Elliott White Springs of Springs...
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1870–1965 Bernard M. Baruch, the "Park Bench Statesman," made his fortune on Wall Street, but his greatest challenge and his greatest satisfaction were his service to his country as an economic...