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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1889, 1899, 1909, 1949, 1989 and 1999

By: John Ashton Hester

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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1889, 1899, 1909, 1949, 1989 and 1999

By: John Ashton Hester

This book consists of six sections highlighting the years 1889, 1899, 1909, 1949, 1989, and 1999. It is the eighth book in the Looking Back series, with each highlighting different years and containing different news, feature, and sports stories. It is the author’s hope that these books will bring back some nostalgic memories for longtime residents and provide some historical insight for younger people and newcomers to the area. The Keowee Courier was founded in 1849. Sadly, it was closed down shortly before this book was published, with the final issue coming out on March 27, 2019. Thus, it had been in continuous publication for 170 years, except for two or three years during the Civil War.

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1796032999

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Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier with Feature Stories, Items from Ashton Hester’s “Observations & Meditations” Column, and Highlights for the Years 1966–1968

By: John Ashton Hester

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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier with Feature Stories, Items from Ashton Hester’s “Observations & Meditations” Column, and Highlights for the Years 1966–1968

By: John Ashton Hester

This book consists three sections: first, feature stories about various local area people and events taken from old issues of the Keowee Courier; second, items from an editorial-page column written by the book’s author, Ashton Hester, during a forty-four-year period from 1974 to 2017; and third, week-to-week highlights from the years 1966–1968. It is the author’s hope that these stories and commentaries will bring back some nostalgic memories for longtime residents and provide some historical insight for younger people and newcomers to the area. The Keowee Courier, founded in 1849, is upstate South Carolina’s second oldest newspaper—second only to the Abbeville County Press and Banner / Abbeville Medium, which was founded in 1844.

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154345495X

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Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier, Featuring News and Feature Stories, Commentaries by Ashton Hester, and Highlights from the Years 1938, 1948, 1958, 1988, 1998 and 2008

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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier, Featuring News and Feature Stories, Commentaries by Ashton Hester, and Highlights from the Years 1938, 1948, 1958, 1988, 1998 and 2008

By: John Ashton Hester

Two stories of plane crashes in the Oconee County mountains are among the many stories from past issues of the Keowee Courier that are contained in this, the twelfth book in the Looking Back series. This book also contains some commentaries by Courier editor Ashton Hester, and highlights from the years 1938, 1948, 1958, 1988, 1998 and 2008. It is the author's hope that the Looking Back books will bring back some nostalgic memories for longtime residents and provide some historical insight for younger people and newcomers to the area. The Keowee Courier was founded in 1849. Sadly, it was recently closed down, with the final issue coming out on March 27, 2019.

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1796076929

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Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier with Feature Stories, News Stories, Sports Stories, a History of Oconee County Government, and Highlights from the Years 1973–1980

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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier with Feature Stories, News Stories, Sports Stories, a History of Oconee County Government, and Highlights from the Years 1973–1980

By: John Ashton Hester

This book consists of six sections: first, feature stories about various local area people and places; second, news stories; third, sports stories; fourth, a history of Oconee County government; fifth, stories by Ashton Hester about his experiences with the US Army during the Vietnam War; and sixth, week-to-week highlights from issues of the Keowee Courier from the years 19731980. It is the authors hope that these stories will bring back some nostalgic memories for longtime residents and provide some historical insight for younger people and newcomers to the area. The Keowee Courier, founded in 1849, is upstate South Carolinas second oldest newspapersecond only to the Abbeville Press and Banner/Abbeville Medium, which was founded in 1844.

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1984545396

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9781984545398

Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier With Feature Stories, Items from Ashton Hesters Observations & Meditations Column, and Highlights F

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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier With Feature Stories, Items from Ashton Hesters Observations & Meditations Column, and Highlights F

By: John Ashton Hester

This book consists three sections: first, feature stories about various local area people and events taken from old issues of the Keowee Courier; second, items from an editorial-page column written by the book's author, Ashton Hester, during a forty-four-year period from 1974 to 2017; and third, week-to-week highlights from the years 1966-1968. It is the author's hope that these stories and commentaries will bring back some nostalgic memories for longtime residents and provide some historical insight for younger people and newcomers to the area. The Keowee Courier, founded in 1849, is upstate South Carolina's second oldest newspaper--second only to the Abbeville County Press and Banner / Abbeville Medium, which was founded in 1844.

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1543454968

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Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1927, 1937, 1947, 1957, 1987, 1997 and 2007

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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier for the Years 1927, 1937, 1947, 1957, 1987, 1997 and 2007

By: John Ashton Hester

This is the tenth book in the Looking Back: A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier series. It contains a history of Walhalla written by Col. R. T. Jaynes of Walhalla in 1950 for the Keowee Courier’s Walhalla Centennial special edition, an account of Oconee County’s first and only lawful execution by hanging in 1883, which remained controversial for many years, as many people believed the wrong man was hanged. Several commentaries and stories were written by Ashton Hester and highlights for the years 1927, 1937, 1957, 1987, 1997, and 2007. The author hopes the Looking Back books will help keep the Keowee Courier’s memory alive in the hearts and minds of local residents.

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1796045225

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Looking Back

A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier, Featuring News and Feature Stories, Commentaries by Ashton Hester, and Highlights from the Years 1938, 1948, 1958, 1988, 1998 and 2008

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A Journey Through the Pages of the Keowee Courier, Featuring News and Feature Stories, Commentaries by Ashton Hester, and Highlights from the Years 1938, 1948, 1958, 1988, 1998 and 2008

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The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

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The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

In the late 1800s and early 1900s the Keowee Courier was Oconee County's dominant newspaper. An important aspect of the Courier was weekly reports by community correspondents from throughout the county, who would tell about the day-to-day goings-on in their communities. One of those communities, of course, was Seneca, and this book consists of a compilation of news reports from the Seneca correspondents, spanning the period 1888-1918, specifically from the years 1888, 1889, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 1911, 1914 and 1918. Although several excellent Seneca history books have been published, the author feels that this book will add an extra dimension by focusing on the day-to-day, week-to-week, year-to-year goings on as Senecaites (as they were called back then) adapted to the coming of cotton mills, automobiles, electric lights, etc.

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1669862674

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News Around Westminster (1888-1909)

As Reported in the Keowee Courier

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News Around Westminster (1888-1909)

As Reported in the Keowee Courier

By: John Ashton Hester

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Keowee Courier always had a Westminster correspondent who would write a column each week reporting the goings-on in the town. This book contains selected items from those columns during the years 1888-1909. The reader can follow the development of the town, as wooden buildings gave way to brick buildings, horse-or-mule-drawn wagons and buggies gave way to automobiles--the first of which drove through town in 1902, stores began using gasoline engines to generate electric lighting, and industrial development included a shuttle and bobbin factory, a cotton mill, and a knitting mill. The school and churches were centers of activities. The economy largely depended on the cotton crop. Too much or too little rain could be devastating. Too much cotton on the market brought a lower price. Fortunately, the boll weevil had not yet arrived. . .This book will give the reader insight into what day-to-day life was like in Westminster during the town's early years.

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1796096822

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News from Oconee Rural Communities 1888-1909

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News from Oconee Rural Communities 1888-1909

By: John Ashton Hester

This book--the fourteenth in a series of books containing news reports from the Keowee Courier over its 170-year history--consists of news from rural communities from throughout Oconee County during the years 1888-1909. It does not include any news from the three largest towns--Seneca, Walhalla (including West Union) and Westminster, because they have all been featured in previous books in the series. By the author's count, the Courier received reports, at one time or another, from 81 different rural communities during the 22-year period covered by this book. The reports were sporadic. For instance, a community might have a faithful correspondent for a while, who would submit a report nearly every week, but then he or she would quit, and there might not be another report for weeks, or months. There was one subject that nearly every report from every part of the county would include: the current status of the crops in that community. Reports also nearly always included information about church and school activities. . .This book will give the reader insight into what day-to-day life was like in rural Oconee County during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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The News from Seneca - 1888 - 1918 - as Reported in the Keowee Courier

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News Around Westminster (1888-1909)

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News from Oconee Rural Communities 1888-1909

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