There's a lot of history in 100 years and there's a lot of change as well. South Carolina has been built, has burned, and has been rebuilt. Just the thought can boggle the mind. We have waged war, we have nursed wounds, we have stood tall and it shows in all of these photographs. Some of them are over 100 years old, some are a little younger, but it will astound you to see what 100 years -give or take- can mean to a state. Get ready to be bowled over by these historic pictures of South Carolina.
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This is an aerial view of what Charleston in 1872 looked like as it was drawn by drawn and published by C. Drie. I don't believe that anyone would have thought 100 years ago that Charleston would be what it is today.
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This is a photograph of the Charleston landscape in 1856.
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This photograph is of the Secession Hall in ruins circa 1865.
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This is of the East Battery in Charleston, a very famous scene that is painted and photographed today again and again, but in 1865 it didn't look like it does today.
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Roper Hospital on Queen Street in Charleston circa 1865.
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Castle Pinckney around July 1861.
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Castle Pinckney 1861- 1865.
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Main Street, Columbia circa 1900.
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Christmas shopping madness on Dec. 17, 1955.
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Main Street, Columbia 1893-1899.
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Looking north down Main Street 1886-1889.
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This photograph is showing landscaping of the State Capital grounds in 1907.
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Congaree River Bridge 1900. The bridge was completed in 1872. It was originally built with steel and wooden floors over granite pillars.
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Ocean Forest Hotel, Myrtle Beach June 1948.
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Sea Side Inn Myrtle Beach, circa 1901. Looking at both of the above, anyone can clearly see that Myrtle Beach looks nothing like this today. It's odd to see so many trees and so much "green".
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Downtown Anderson, 1930s.
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Downtown Anderson, 1930s.
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The Wilmary Apartment Building 1950s. Today, this building is still in use. It's definitely a sign of good construction.
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Yemassee,1927.
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Taylor, 1920s.
You can definitely tell that there has been a lot of change in the last 100 years. It seems that we absolutely exploded at one point and we have yet to slow down. Progress is always pushing forward and South Carolina wants to be at the forefront of that progress. What do you think of what South Carolina has accomplished in such a short time?
If you enjoyed these, you may also enjoy these other historic pictures of South Carolina. They're some of the oldest taken in the state.
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