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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.
July 15, 2025 12:23 PM
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The legend of the Third Eye Man — it gets gutsy
August 12, 2021
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Columbia’s historical markers: The “Swamp Rabbit” Bridge
July 15, 2021
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Columbia’s Black Wall Street
June 29, 2021
Page Ellington's Ribbon Ceremony
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Page Ellington park in Columbia SC
June 23, 2021
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Lake Murray shore at Dreher Shoals Dam
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Columbia’s historical markers: Lake Murray
June 17, 2021
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Bull Street historical marker
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Columbia’s historical markers: Bull Street
May 26, 2021
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Columbia’s historical markers: Wateree River Ferries
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History of the Irish in Columbia, SC
March 17, 2021
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Edwards vs. South Carolina historical marker in Columbia, SC
March 3, 2021
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