South Carolina - Late 19th Century

1865-1900. The late 19th century included recovery and many changes as a result of the American Civil War. African Americans experienced a number of ups and downs after the emancipation. The women's suffrage movement began to take shape. Agriculture systems changed drastically and many laborers began working in fast-growing industries like textile mills.
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Railroad Timetables | History Of SC Slide Collection
Railroad Timetables | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3

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

Railroad timetables were published in local newspapers to enable business and private travelers to plan their journeys. Note the amount of time that it took to travel from Greenville to Columbia in...
The West Point Rice Mills | History Of SC Slide Collection
The West Point Rice Mills | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

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

The West Point Rice Mills at Charleston's harbor boasted docks large enough to load and unload large vessels such as this three-masted schooner, "Warren Moore," pictured in 1907. The last rice cargo...
The Rock Hill Buggy Company | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Rock Hill Buggy Company | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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

"A Birds-eye View of the Rock Hill Buggy Company." The brochure for which this engraving was drawn boasted around 1900: "This company was started here in 1886 with a little hand power plant and about...