Transportation

• A new map of South Carolina with its canals, roads & distances…
  This 1833 map is the first to show the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company’s line.
• 1919 Charleston Harbor
  These images of the Charleston Navel Yard show ships, soldiers, and sailors in harbor.
• Rise and Fall and Rise: South Carolina's Maritime History
  South Carolina has a long history of maritime trade.
• South Carolina Railroads Photograph Collection
  Explore this detailed collection of train stations, depots, rail yards, and engines from across South Carolina.
• Anderson Automobile
  The Anderson Automobile was built by John Gary Anderson in Rock Hill, SC from 1916-1926.
  • Rock Hill Buggy Company

Electricity & Power

• Hydropower
  Find out how South Carolina’s hydroelectric plants are changing to address their impact on the environment.
• South Carolina Electricity Profile
  See how much electricity and emission South Carolina’s power plants produced in 2007.
• History of Santee Cooper Power
  The Santee Cooper project started in 1939 to provide power to many South Carolinians.
• Santee Cooper Project – 1939
  Read about the plantations, churches, cemeteries, and other places that were lost with the construction of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie.
• Building Santee Cooper
  Explore the 188 images from the construction of the Pinopolis and Santee dams.
• SCE&G Power Plants
  Find out about the different types of power plants in use at the South Carolina Electric & Gas Company in central South Carolina.
• Energy Facts about South Carolina
  Read about biomass in South Carolina, energy from landfills, and other energy topics.

Environmental Issues

John Acorn. V. W. Resurrected. 1968. cast aluminum. 38" x 18" x 21". V.W. Resurrected is a great example of reusing and repurposing—it was created by melting down old VW aluminum engine blocks.

• Global Warming & South Carolina
  Global warming can seriously affect South Carolina’s resources and economy.
• Climate Change and South Carolina
  How could climate change affect South Carolina?
• South Carolina Air Quality
  Find out the air quality in your hometown right now!
• Air Quality
  These fact sheets are quick guides to quality issues such as carbon monoxide, ethanol, radon, and more!
• Lead
  What do you know about lead in your drinking water?
• Recycling
  These fact sheets offer information about land waste such as landfills, environmental careers, recycling, and more!
• SC Green Guide
  Find out how you can help South Carolina be a greener state.

Exotic Pests and Biological Invaders

• Exotic Plant Pest Species of SC
  Invasive exotic or non-native plants can compete with native species and often take over an entire landscape and reduce plant biodiversity.
• Chinese Tallow
  The Chinese tallow tree is invading many coastal plain landscapes of the Southeast.
• Knocking Back Biological Invaders
  Learn about many different biological invaders and what can be done to stop the damage to native species.