S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.
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The Statehouse | Palmetto Special
The Statehouse | Palmetto Special

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The host and several students provide the viewer a tour of the State House grounds and inside the building. The emphasis is on its history and appearance, rather than on the operation of state...
Transportation in SC | Palmetto Special
Transportation in SC | Palmetto Special

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Grades: 3 4 5

The lesson deals primarily with the development of roads, railroads, and canals in South Carolina. The program is in a basic documentary form and was done entirely on location. Comparisons are made to...
The Regulators | Palmetto Special
The Regulators | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 8

In this section, the "Palmetto Special" leaves Columbia and travels to Spartanburg County. At the beginning of the program the Fall Line is defined, along with an introduction to the backcountry, the...
The Beautiful Phantom of Daisy Bank | Palmetto Special
The Beautiful Phantom of Daisy Bank | Palmetto Special

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

This prograrn was adapted from a story in the book, The Return of the Gray Man, by Julian Stevenson Bolick. It was produced on location, but not necessarily where the story supposedly takes place. No...
S.C. in the Space Age | Palmetto Special
S.C. in the Space Age | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 6 7 8

Colonel Charles Bolden is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He was educated at W. A. Perry Junior High School and C. A. Johnson High School where his father was football coach and his mother, the...
Industrialization | Palmetto Special
Industrialization | Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 5 8

The lesson begins at the Wilson Tennis Ball factory in Fountain Inn. Here we see a montage in the process of making tennis balls The host then mentions that there are many other products made in the...
SC Economy | Palmetto Special
SC Economy | Palmetto Special

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Grades: 4 8 12

The lesson begins with a young man making an "economic decision" concerning the purchase of a pair of running shoes. The host defines economics beginning with, "Economics is that branch of the social...
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special

Video

Grades: 4 8

With bridges from the islands to the mainland, the advent of radio and television, and the simple passage of time, this unique culture and language has been eroding. Ron and Natalie Daise of Beaufort...
Rice Cultivation
Rice Cultivation

Video

Grades: 4 8

Paul then leaves to check on some trucks at one of his plantations. There he visits two slaves, Tricia and John Judah, who describe for him the functional operation of the Trunk System. This was...