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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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 About Ghosts and Legends 4
About Ghosts and Legends
Episode 4

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The Ghosts and Legends of South Carolina consist of a variety of ghost stories compiled and produced by South Carolina ETV. In the three-part series, Ghosts and Legends tracks the legends and lore...
 S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame
S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame

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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...
 Governor John C. West | S.C. Hall of Fame
Governor John C. West | S.C. Hall of Fame

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John Carl West, Sr. served as the 109th Governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975. From 1977 to 1981, he was the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Governor West died on March 21, 2004.
 Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame

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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...
 Abbeville | Ghosts & Legends I
Abbeville | Ghosts & Legends I

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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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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...