African American Rice Growers at Mars Bluff
Fanny Jolly Ellison (1878 – 1943) The only woman known among the rice growers at Mars Bluff Photograph after 1926 courtesy of Ida Zanders via Amelia Wallace Vernon Climate and geography as well as...
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Motifs and Dimensions: An Interview with Yvette L. Cummings
Yvette Cummings Conway, SC When the Magpie Came Acrylic on Canvas Q: When the Magpie Came concerns ongoing themes in your work. Magpie in particular has received recent critical attention. What do you...
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WWI Veteran of Florence County, Sgt. Spears
Photograph of Sgt. James Holloway Spears, Florence County, circa 1918 93rd Division, 371st Infantry Regiment, Company F on loan from the Family of James H. Spears, Jr. The Florence County Museum has...
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E.M. Matthews Co. Inc. Pharmacy, 1898 – 1932
Dr. E. M. Matthews (1870 – 1938) began practicing pharmacy in Florence in the early 1890’s. He was initially a druggist with the Gregg & Lynch Drug Store, located in the Opera House Hotel on North...
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Armistice Day One Hundred Years Ago
Germany and the Allies sign an armistice to end the war on November 11, 1918. More than 16 million people died during four years of conflict. The First World War was described as “the war to end all...
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The Streater Building – A Historical Summary
At the northwest corner of Darlington and Dargan streets in Florence is a lone brick building with a largely forgotten past. Known as the Streater Building, it is the northernmost remaining...
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History of Florence’s Drive-In Theaters – Part 1: Ace Drive-In (Bright Leaf)
Drive in movie theaters first appeared in the US in the early 20th century. Spurred by the growth of the automobile and film industries, drive-ins quickly became an icon of American entertainment. The...
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History of Florence’s Drive-In Theaters – Part 2: Circle Drive-In
Above: Circle Drive-In aerial view Image courtesy of George E. Schnibben, Jr. Perhaps the most well-remembered and popular outdoor theater in Florence was known as the Circle Drive-In. Although the...
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History of Florence’s Drive-In Theaters – Part 3: Palmetto Drive-In
Above: Palmetto Drive-In concessions stand Undated Between 1946 and 1952 no fewer than four drive-in movie theaters opened in Florence: The Florence Drive-In, The Ace (Bright Leaf), The Circle, and...
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Election History
One bright spot for the prisoners at the Florence stockade came during the 1864 presidential election between Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan. Quite magnanimously the Confederate authorities at...
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