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South Carolina was once home to pivotal battles, rebels, and textile mills. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThanks to cotton plantations and mills, South Carolina thrived. Buildings with histories that were once key to the health and function of the state are now lost to time and Earth's foliage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith growing cities and towns, South Carolina leaves its history ever so slowly. As people turn a blind eye to these homes, hospitals, and factories, they build new ones that stand by the old. Remnants of time await their end. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbandoned South Carolina: Forgotten Upstate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, explore the state sanitarium that served as a tuberculosis hospital, textile mills that stand to rot, rich family homes now filled with spirits of a sad past, and even a missile plant now home to local wildlife. As the people of this state move forward, we must look to the past and learn from it to better our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[authors] Author(s): \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/lexis-sanders-and-breanne-hinson\"\u003eLexis Sanders and Breanne Hinson\u003c\/a\u003e[\/authors]","brand":"Abandoned Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32850532040786,"sku":"9781634992503","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/9171\/2594\/products\/9781634992503.jpg?v=1599923597"},{"product_id":"viewing-norfolk-southern-railway","title":"Viewing Norfolk Southern Railway","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eViewing Norfolk Southern Railway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e covers the history of this railroad, beginning with the South Carolina Canal \u0026amp; Rail Road Company, which in 1830 operated the first regularly scheduled passenger train in the United States. 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In the Unitarian Churchyard, all the graves are overgrown, with only the paths remaining clear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVines weave their way up the headstones, flowers spring up in random places, and there are even palm trees growing out of grave beds. For them, it’s symbolic of the dead returning to nature. 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