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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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Cotton Market in Hartsville | History of SC Slide Collection
Cotton Market in Hartsville | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 10

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

This cotton market in Hartsville, in Darlington County, dealt primarily in long-staple cotton, used in the 1930s in fine yarns, and in the fabric or cords on which tires were built. Works Progress...
Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection
Cotton Press | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 7

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

A cotton press for compressing short-staple cotton. To maximize use of space on the vessels in which cotton was shipped to England, the use of cotton presses to compress the bulky cotton was adopted...
The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection
The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3

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

Woodcut by Anna Heyward Taylor of a boll weevil. As early as 1728, a cotton weevil was reported in North Carolina, but the pest now known by the name of "boll weevil" did not become a major threat to...