History Day - Government Information Resources

Learn about state and county histories.

Historic properties from the Statewide Survey of Historic Properties managed by the SC State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).

From the State Archives -- digitized finding aids for Criminal Court records from 1769 to 1944 and Legislative Papers from 1782 to 1866. Searchable by Individual, Location, Topic and more.

An online Geographic Information System (GIS) that is focused on documenting cultural resources and archeological surveys. It currently includes the following data layers: National Register properties, Archaeological sites, Buildings and structures evaluated for National Register eligibility (surveyed after 1990), Areas surveyed for cultural resources (primarily since November 1998), County-wide historic architectural survey data for 13 counties and Civil War earthworks thematic survey data. Public viewers will have access to National Register listings, historic property survey information, and non-locational archaeology information.

This series consists of more than 10,000 applications for Confederate pensions or pension transfer documents.

Historic materials, such as photographs, manuscripts, journals, books, oral histories, objects, etc. illustrating the history and culture of South Carolina from over 40 cultural heritage institutions across the state

Contains over 140 historic photos of Columbia from the Museum’s collection.