  We present deep ground-based {\it B} and {\it R} observations of 12 fields in
the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The resulting color-magnitude diagrams (CMDs)
reach the oldest main-sequence (MS) turnoff at M$_{R}$$\thicksim$3.5 and reveal
the stellar population differences between the part of the galaxy facing the
Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and an area on the opposite side. In the Southern
part of the galaxy, we found that there are still intermediate-age stars as far
as 4 kpc from the SMC center.
  The Chemical Enrichment History (CEH) in one of our SMC fields is also
presented.
