Best Friend of Charleston “the little engine that could” on display at the State Museum
Posted By ShoutCarolina,Date: 10.04.2008Babies:
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On Christmas Day, 1830 the “Best Friend of Charleston” became the first steam locomotive in the US to establish regularly scheduled passenger service.
The Charleston Courier wrote: “The one hundred and forty-one persons flew on the wings of wind at the speed of fifteen to twenty-five miles per hour, annihilating time and space…leaving all the [...]
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Get moving with Leonardo da Vinci at the SC State Museum!
Posted By ShoutCarolina,Date: 09.30.2008Babies:
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“…Motion is the cause of every life…”
What do the Humvee, Tour de France, ball bearings and olive oil have in common? They all can be traced back to Leonardo da Vinci, the most remarkable and versatile inventor to ever live. Famous for Mona Lisa, The Last Supper and the Vitruvian Man, Leonardo’s genius creations have [...]
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Fun weekend things to do with kids in Columbia
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 05.29.2008Babies:
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Wonder where to go with the kids and what’s interesting to see while visiting Columbia? Here is a list of really fun, educational and healthy things to do during the weekend.
Free activities
1. The Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park is the city’s secret jewel. At the confluence of 3 Rivers (Congaree, Broad and Saluda) and minutes [...]
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State Museum, South Carolina art, history and science under one roof (Columbia fun things to do)
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 04.23.2008Housed in the former Columbia Mill building the State Museum features 4 floors of interactive exhibits covering art, history, natural history, science and technology. It is South Carolina’s and probably the Southeast’s largest state museums.
Interesting Things to See at the State Museum
Curious to find out how Columbia came into place? In 1785 the [...]
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The Hunley Submarine mystery and replica operation video (things to do in Charleston and Columbia)
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 04.20.2008Babies:
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To this day we don’t know what happened to the H.L. Hunley, the Confederate submarine built to help break the Civil War blockade. We do know it disappeared on the night of February 17 1864 after it sunk the Union ship the USS Housatonic (the world’s first submarine to do so in combat!)
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Hollywood comes to South Carolina! (State Museum at least…)
Posted By shoutabout,Date: 04.19.2008Carolina movie lovers come visit the State Museum downtown Columbia for a super cool exhibit on all the Hollywood and independent films shot in the Palmetto State. Did you know that over 250 movies were filmed in South Carolina? You bet! Oscar winning movies like Forrest Gump, Cold Mountain and The Abyss, as well as [...]
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