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A replica of the 1830 train known as the "Best Friend" can be seen in this c.1928 photograph. The original "Best Friend" was made at the West Point Foundry in New York and was operated by the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road system connecting Charleston with inland markets. The train's premier trip was December 25, 1830. The train was destroyed by fire in 1831. It was known as the first train to be built entirely in the United States. In 1928, the "Best Friend of Charleston" was replicated to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. The replica toured the United States, offering passengers the opportunity to experience early train travel. The location in unidentified.

A replica of the 1830 train known as the "Best Friend" can be seen in this c.1928 photograph. The original "Best Friend" was made at the West Point Foundry in New York and was operated by the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road system connecting Charleston with inland markets. The train's premier trip was December 25, 1830. The train was destroyed by fire in 1831. It was known as the first train to be built entirely in the United States. In 1928, the "Best Friend of Charleston" was replicated to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company. The replica toured the United States, offering passengers the opportunity to experience early train travel. The location in unidentified.

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Dedication of the Kendall Memorial Room in the South Caroliniana Library. The room is named for industrialist Henry Plimpton Kendall, who gave the Library one of the nation's finest collections of early maps of Carolina and the adjoining regions. The most architecturally distinctive building on the Horseshoe, the South Caroliniana Library was the first separate college library building in the United States. Elements of the design are attributed to famous nineteenth-century architect Robert Mills. Two fireproofs wings designed by J. Carroll Johnson were added in 1927. After serving as the University library for 100 years, the building became a repository for published and unpublished materials relating to the history, literature, and culture of South Carolina. The Caroliniana, whose name means "things pertaining to Carolina" has developed one of the most significant collections on Southern history in the United States. J. Rion McKissick, beloved president of the University from 1936-1944 and a devoted student of South Carolina history, is buried in front of the building.

Photo of South Caroliniana Library taken from Sumter Street in the early 1900s.

The most architecturally distinctive building on the Horseshoe, the South Caroliniana Library was the first separate college library building in the United States. Elements of the design are attributed to famous nineteenth-century architect Robert Mills. Two fireproofs wings designed by J. Carroll Johnson were added in 1927. After serving as the University library for 100 years, the building became a repository for published and unpublished materials relating to the history, literature, and culture of South Carolina. The Caroliniana, whose name means "things pertaining to Carolina" has developed one of the most significant collections on Southern history in the United States. J. Rion McKissick, beloved president of the University from 1936-1944 and a devoted student of South Carolina history, is buried in front of the building.

An alcove in the main reading rooom of the South Caroliniana Library, looking down from the balcony. The most architecturally distinctive building on the Horseshoe, the South Caroliniana Library was the first separate college library building in the United States. Elements of the design are attributed to famous nineteenth-century architect Robert Mills. Two fireproofs wings designed by J. Carroll Johnson were added in 1927. After serving as the University library for 100 years, the building became a repository for published and unpublished materials relating to the history, literature, and culture of South Carolina. The Caroliniana, whose name means "things pertaining to Carolina" has developed one of the most significant collections on Southern history in the United States. J. Rion McKissick, beloved president of the University from 1936-1944 and a devoted student of South Carolina history, is buried in front of the building.