by Explore Up Close | Feb 18, 2022 | Black Stories, Mystery Photos
The Friendship Nine Rock Hill, South Carolina Written by Faith Tolle, Converse University student and Explore Up Close intern On the trail of young Civil Rights heroes On January 31st, 1961, a group of young people – mostly students at the nearby Friendship...
by Explore Up Close | Feb 11, 2022 | Mystery Photos, The Hidden Southeast
Lee State Park, c. 1935Lee County, South Carolina Welcome to South Carolina . . . Land of Pine Trees and Artesian Wells! (Well . . . that catchy phrase has not yet appeared on our SC license plates, as a tourism incentive.) But it could! This week’s...
by Explore Up Close | Feb 4, 2022 | Mystery Photos, The Hidden Southeast
Farmers Society Hall, circa 1826Pendleton, South Carolina Clemson – Farmers U?! Now hold on a second – that’s not unkind! (And I’m not speaking as a Gamecock . . . after all – I’m a Tar Heel . . . yes, almost just as “bad.”) So, let’s set the record...
by Explore Up Close | Feb 4, 2022 | The Hidden Southeast, Travel Guides
How many South Carolina towns do you know that have what you can’t help but call a “village green?” Only one is coming to my mind – and that’s Pendleton. Yes: a place that used to be far more important than it is now. How do I describe Pendleton? Here are a few...
by Explore Up Close | Apr 26, 2021 | Trails & Ales, Virtual Travel Videos
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