Charlie Duke Back Home - 1970 - Lancaster SC

Lancaster Native Charlie Duke visits the drafting class at the vocational school at LHS in December of 1970. 

Duke was in town speaking to several schools that day and doing media interviews. 

He would walk on the moon 16 months later in April of 1972. 

Did you know? Duke recently teamed up with Buzz Aldrin and actor George Clooney as part of an Omega watch campaign? The Omega watch was the first watch to make it to the moon.

Check out Clooney and Duke talking space travel in this video below.

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Barr Street High School Talent Show - 1970 - Lancaster SC

Participants in a March 1970 talent show pose for a photograph at Barr Street High School. The last class to graduate from the school was in 1970. The following year, students moved to Lancaster High School. 

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USC-Lancaster and By-Pass - 1977 - Lancaster SC

An aerial view of USC-Lancaster and the by-pass, looking northeast in Nov. of 1977.

The former 7-Eleven convenience store can be seen to the left with several large white vehicles parked in front.

Gillsbrook Rd. can be seen at bottom.

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Lancaster High School - 1965 - Lancaster SC

The former Lancaster High School (center right) is seen in this Jan. 1965 aerial photograph facing north. Rice School can be seen below the high school to the left.

The present day vocational school (location to left of track) has not been built yet.

At bottom of image are houses along Normandy Dr.

The LHS baseball field and North Elementary have not been constructed yet, as seen in top of photo.

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Lancaster High School - 1965 - Lancaster SC

The former Lancaster High School (now the Wylie St. Pool) is seen at the intersection of Wylie and York streets in January of 1965.

By this time, the newer Lancaster High School, which was demolished in 1993, was being used as the high school.

Calvary Baptist Church can be seen at left while Meeting St. can be seen above the football field.


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Lancaster High School - 1960 - Lancaster SC

The former Lancaster High School is seen in May of 1960. The building was located near the intersection of French and Catawba streets. The groundbreaking took place in the summer of 1955. The school opened in the fall of 1956. It cost just $427,000.00 to build the 57,000-square-ft. school. The structure was torn down in 1993 to make way for today's Lancaster High School. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)

South Middle School Construction - 1962 - Lancaster SC

John F. Kennedy was president and Big Girls Don't Cry by The Four Seasons was one of the top songs of the year when this 1962 photo of South Middle School was created. The school was known as South Junior High for years before the name change. (Photo by Lee Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)

LHS Majorettes - 1964 - Lancaster SC

The Lancaster High School Letter Girls and Majorettes pose as Director Susan Connelly looks on at the LHS football field in July 1964. The field was located across the street from Calvary Baptist Church on Wylie St. (Photo by Lee Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)

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Lancaster High School Homecoming - 1966 - Lancaster SC

October 1966-Lancaster High Homecoming at the LHS vs Sumter football game. Ben Watkins is seen at right. (Photo by Lee Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)

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Rice School - 1966 - Lancaster SC

Students at Rice Elementary have lunch outside in 1966. Rice School later became a part of Lancaster High School.

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Lancaster High School Aerial - 1973 - Lancaster SC

Woodland Dr.is under construction and there are no fast food restaurants on North Main St. in this March 1973 photograph of Lancaster High School, looking north. Look closely, and you'll see a road under construction that extended Stadium Dr. out to Woodland Dr.That extension is not there today. This is a great image to download and zoom in on. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

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Lancaster High School - 1973 - Lancaster SC

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Woodland Dr.is under construction and there are no fast food restaurants on North Main St. in this March 1973 photograph of Lancaster High School, looking north. Look closely, and you'll see a road under construction that extended Stadium Dr. out to Woodland Dr.That extension is not there today.  (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)

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May Day at Chesterfield School - 1953 - Lancaster SC

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Parents and friends of school children gather at Chesterfield School on May 12, 1953 to watch the May Day festivities. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)

 

 

 

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Lancaster High School Football Program - 1963

The game program for the Lancaster-Rock Hill game, played on Oct. 18, 1963 in Lancaster. The team was known as The Hurricanes instead of The Bruins at the time and coached by Wade Corn. (Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

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Lancaster High School Cheerleading Squad - 1954

The Lancaster High School cheerleading squad poses on Oct. 18, 1954. The popularity of cheerleading skyrocketed around the country in the 1950s, with squads wearing more matching outfits and placing letters on their sweaters. An older style field goal and farm building can be seen in the background. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography) 

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Lancaster High School Majorettes - 1950s

The Lancaster High School Majorettes pose in the late 1950s at Roach Stewart Field behind the former Lancaster High Schoool. (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)


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USC-Lancaser and By-Pass Construction Aerial - 1964

An August 1964 view of USC-Lancaster, showing the current day by-pass under construction. Above the construction shows the area where Walmart and Chick-fil-A are today.  (Photo by Lavoy Studio/Image on File with Travis Bell Photography)

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