South Carolina from A to Z
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South Carolina from A to Z
Historian and author Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z. South Carolina from A to Z is a production of South Carolina Public Radio in partnership with the University of South Carolina Press and SC Humanities.
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“S” is for South Carolina Baptist State Convention
“S” is for South Carolina Baptist State Convention. The South Carolina Baptist State Convention became the first Baptist convention in the South when...
“S” is for South Carolina
“S” is for South Carolina. Warship. During the Revolutionary War, patriot leaders of South Carolina worried about threats from the sea. Local official...
“G” is for Greenville County
“G” is for Greenville County (790 square miles; 2020 population 532,486).
“D” is for Dueling
“D” is for Dueling. Duels took place in South Carolina from colonial times until 1880, when the General Assembly officially outlawed the practice.
“M” is for Miller, Thomas Ezekiel (1849-1938)
“M” is for Miller, Thomas Ezekiel (1849-1938). Political leader, college president.
“M” is for Miller, Stephen Decatur (1787-1838)
“M” is for Miller, Stephen Decatur (1787-1838). Congressman, governor, U.S. Senator.
“L” is for Lords Proprietors of Carolina
“L” is for Lords Proprietors of Carolina. King Charles II granted the land that became North and South Carolina to eight English noblemen in 1663.
“H” is for Hootie and the Blowfish
“H” is for Hootie and the Blowfish. Hootie and the Blowfish grew into a national phenomenon with the release of their major label debut, Cracked Rear...
“H” is for Howard, Frank James (1909-1996)
“H” is for Howard, Frank James (1909-1996). Football coach. Howard brought attention to the Clemson football program as much as with his colorful, ent...
“G” is for Greenwood County
“G” is for Greenwood County (456 square miles; 2020 population 71,074).
“C “is for Clemson University
“C “is for Clemson University. In 1888 Thomas G. Clemson left his Fort Hill property and an endowment to the state in order to create a separate agric...
“M” is for Mount Dearborn Armory
“M” is for Mount Dearborn Armory. Situated on an island in the Catawba River in Chester County, Mount Dearborn was initially conceived and selected by...
“G” is for Grimké, Sarah Moore (1792-1873), and Angelina Emily Grimké (1805-1879).
“G” is for Grimké, Sarah Moore (1792-1873), and Angelina Emily Grimké (1805-1879). Abolitionists.
“C” is for Columbia, burning of (February 17-18, 1865)
“C” is for Columbia, burning of (February 17-18, 1865)
“C” is for Columbia
“C” is for Columbia (Richland County: 2020 population 136,632). Named for Christopher Columbus and created in 1786 as the nation's first truly planned...
“R” is for Rutledge, John (ca.1739-1800)
“R” is for Rutledge, John (ca.1739-1800). Lawyer, jurist, governor.
“P” is for Port Royal, Battle of (November 7, 1861)
“P” is for Port Royal, Battle of (November 7, 1861). The Battle of Port Royal culminated an amphibious operation designed to establish a United States...
“M” is for Moultrie flag
“M” is for Moultrie flag. "This was the first American flag which was displayed in South Carolina.”
“M” is for Moultrie, William (1730-1805)
“M” is for Moultrie, William (1730-1805). Soldier, governor.
“M “is for Moultrie, John, Jr. (1729-1798)
“M “is for Moultrie, John, Jr. (1729-1798). Physician, planter, political leader.
“H” is for Hurricanes
“H” is for Hurricanes. The term “hurricane” comes from the West Indian word “huracan” which means “big wind” and is used to describe severe tropical c...
“G is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819)
“G is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819). Legislator, jurist.
“C” is for Colonoware
“C” is for Colonoware. On historic-period sites in South Carolina, archaeologists often find locally made, hand-built, unglazed pottery that was fired...
“C” is for colonial agents
“C” is for colonial agents. The overseas market for rice, South Carolina ‘s principal export was restricted by Parliamentary legislation. How could So...
“C” is for Colleton County
“C” is for Colleton County (1,056 square miles; 2020 population 38,604).
“D” is for Drayton, John (1766-1822). Governor, jurist, author.
“D” is for Drayton, John (1766-1822). Governor, jurist, author. Although he had a distinguished political career, Drayton is most remembered for his a...
“C” is for Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885)
“C” is for Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885). U.S. Senator, soldier.
“C” is for Cherokees
“C” is for Cherokees. The Cherokees were one of the largest southeastern Native American nations with which South Carolina colonists had contact.
“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718)
“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718). Pirate. Most commonly known today as Edward Teach, Blackbeard surfaced in Jamaica in mid-1717. In eighteen months he...
“W” is for Willington Academy
“W” is for Willington Academy. The Willington Academy of Doctor Moses Waddel, a log-constructed classical school for boys, was perhaps the most presti...
“S” is for Sonoco
“S” is for Sonoco. This Hartsville-based international packaging manufacturer had its beginnings in the late nineteenth century.
“S” is for Snowden, Mary Amarinthia (1819-1898)
“S” is for Snowden, Mary Amarinthia (1819-1898). Philanthropist.
“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942)
“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942). Industrialist.
“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812)
“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812). Lawyer, congressman, diplomat.