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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S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame
S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 5 8

S.C. Astronauts is a mini-documentary about South Carolina's three astronauts: Charles Duke, Jr. of Apollo 16; Ronald McNair of the Space Shuttle Challenger; and Shuttle Astronaut and current NASA...
Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame

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

One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Ronald McNair was one of the shuttle astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986. Born and raised in Lake...
Ghost Caught on Camera at USS Yorktown | Palmetto Scene
Ghost Caught on Camera at USS Yorktown | Palmetto Scene

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

It's no secret that Charleston is one of South Carolinas most haunted cities. In 2014, the ETV production team decided to highlight a place with lots of claims of unexplained paranormal phenomena the...
Lizard Man | Ghosts & Legends I
Lizard Man | Ghosts & Legends I

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

First appeared in 1988, nine feet tall, with a head similar to a human head, and afraid of cars...it's Lizard Man!
Aiken Ghosts | Ghosts & Legends I
Aiken Ghosts | Ghosts & Legends I

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

Stories from the Old Post Office, Annie's Inn, and the cemetery at St. Thaddeus in Aiken, S.C.
Abbeville | Ghosts & Legends I
Abbeville | Ghosts & Legends I

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Old Jail, Abbeville, S.C. The Old Jail is Abbeville's oldest public building. The sheriff lived on the first floor, and prisoners were kept on the second and third floors, the worst of whom were kept...
Becky Cotton | Ghosts & Legends I
Becky Cotton | Ghosts & Legends I

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

Becky Cotton was born around 1765 and married John Cotton around 1785. Becky's father was killed when three men burst into the house, but her husband did nothing to stop it. The legend has it that she...
Duel in the Alley | Ghosts & Legends II
Duel in the Alley | Ghosts & Legends II

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

Duel in the Alley, Charleston, S.C. In 1783, Dr. Joseph Ladd arrived in Charleston and, over time, became friends with a man named Ralph Isaacs. They eventually had a falling out, which led to a duel...
Ghost of Madeline & Bride of West End | Ghosts & Legends II
Ghost of Madeline & Bride of West End | Ghosts & Legends II

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

Ghost of Madeline, Newberry, S.C. The legend of Madeline, the young woman who climbed the bell tower of Keller Hall at Newberry College, and while searching for her fiance', John, she slipped and fell...
Old Exchange | Ghosts & Legends I
Old Exchange | Ghosts & Legends I

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Grades: 4 8 Higher Education

Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon, Charleston, S.C. Isaac Hayne was imprisoned there in 1781. He was a very popular businessman, well-off, whom they led through the streets of Charleston, by...