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South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.
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The Cooper River Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Cooper River Bridge | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 26

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

Aerial view of the Cooper River Bridge, named after Mayor John P. Grace, who was instrumental in having it built in 1929. Originally a toll bridge operated by the private Cooper River Bridge Company...
Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection
Malfunction Junction | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 22

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

Columbians call this complicated intersection of Interstate Highways 26 and 126 with Bush River Road, just north of their city, "Malfunction Junction." Photo by Todd Houston, June 1987. Courtesy of...
Paving Roads With Concrete | History Of SC Slide Collection
Paving Roads With Concrete | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 21

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

Paving heavily traveled roads with concrete involved such heavy costs that states sought help from the national government. This fresh concrete on a Greenville County road was part of a Federal...
The Good Roads Movement | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Good Roads Movement | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 18

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

Good roads were not yet a reality for South Carolina when this photo was taken near St. Matthews. The Good Roads movement began when most roads were not hard-surfaced. U.S. Bureau of Public Roads...