The last time a total solar eclipse was visible coast-to-coast happened in 1918, making this a true once-in-a-lifetime event. He has plans to catch the eclipse from Charleston, S.C.TECH TALK: TRACKING THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSEStates in the path of totality—including Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Kentucky, and South Carolina—are gearing up for particularly heavy traffic and record crowds. “Oregon is the first in line to witness the Total Solar Eclipse,” Linea Gagliano of Travel Oregon told Fox News. At 10:17AM (MT), the total solar eclipse will begin its path directly above the town, with a partial eclipse for the first hour and 18 minutes and then totality at 11:35AM (MT) for 2 minutes. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWSColumbia, South CarolinaCalling itself the “total solar eclipse capital of the East Coast,” Columbia will experience the eclipse for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, beginning at 2:43 PM (EDT).

Source: Fox News May 25, 2017 13:18 UTC