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Blue Ridge Railroad Bridge

May 2, 2017 Civil War / Railroad industry / South Carolina

Hauling the last shipment of Confederate gold

The Blue Ridge Rail Road was called the Old Blunder Buss in those days, and the people seemed not to realize the importance and the great future of the railroads

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Old Stone Church, Clemson, SC

March 21, 2017 Houses of worship / South Carolina

There is no more sacred spot in upper South Carolina

The old church has stood for more than a century and a quarter, and its gray walls have recorded the hardships of the sturdy pioneers and the march of progress.

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dot jackson in 2016

June 13, 2011 South Carolina / Writers

Author Dot Jackson to speak on June 14 about growing up in SC’s upcountry

Dot Jackson has written for the Charlotte Observer and the New York Times, and has edited smaller newspapers.

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'wanted' poster for lewis redmond

November 1, 2010 Appalachian crime / Dark Corner / South Carolina

Lewis Redmond – the Prince of Dark Corners

Pickens County SC’s most famous outlaw, and in his time, the nation’s best-known bad-man, is coming back to The Oconee Community Theatre.

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