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View of the main reading room from the balcony in the South Caroliniana Library. 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 After serving as the University library for 100 years, the building became a repository for published and unpublished materials relating to the history, literature, and culture of South Carolina.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.

Diagram of the continental shelf and slope of the southeastern United States leading down to the ocean floor.

Spartanburg has been a crossroads of rail traffic since the middle of the nineteenth century. The Station, built in 1904, was the hub of activity in the Hub City. Three separate rail companies used the station. Passengers often had to scramble from one side of the station to the other to catch the right train. This view of the station dates from the late 1920s. The Magnolia Street Cemetery would be to the right of the train lines seen here. Demolition of the depot began in 1971. The city has recently revitalized the entire depot area. The Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitors Center is now located here.