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Betty Lane Cherry smiling and holding a small box of peaches next to a large wooden crate labeled “South Carolina Peaches” on an airport tarmac.
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Before Instagram, there was Miss Fruit Salad
Betty Lane Cherry promoted South Carolina peaches nationwide during a 1950s agricultural marketing campaign.
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David Stringer
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History
Columbia’s historical markers: Alston House
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History
Explore the Midlands with The Green Book of South Carolina
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History
Raise a glass to freedom – Hamilton’s connection to SC
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Cornwell Tourist Home
February 21, 2019
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Culture
#TBT: What did Columbia look like? Calling for historic photos.
January 10, 2019
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City
Devine or Divine?
January 3, 2019
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Culture
What “Famously Hot” looked like in 1956
August 30, 2018
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TBT: Hotel, Motel, Hampton-PrestINN
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Have you heard of an Herbemont grape?
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Who remembers Rockafellas’?
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