South Carolina from A to Z

“B” is for Big Thursday

“B” is for Big Thursday. For more than six decades the story of the lively football competition...

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“W” is for Williams, David Rogerson (1776-1830)

“W” is for Williams, David Rogerson (1776-1830). Congressman, governor.

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“S” is for Scott, Robert Kingston (1826-1900)

“S” is for Scott, Robert Kingston (1826-1900). Governor.

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“S” is for Scots

“S” is for Scots. The 1707 Treaty of Union allowed Scots free access to the British Empire and...

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“R” is for Robertson, Benjamin Franklin (1903-1943)

“R” is for Robertson, Benjamin Franklin (1903-1943). Journalist. In 1941, Benjamin Franklin...

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Walter Edgar's Journal: The Garretts of Columbia - A Black South Carolina family, from slavery to the dawn of...

In his book, The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of...

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• 14 días

“T” is for Timothy, Lewis (d.1757)

“T” is for Timothy, Lewis (d.1757). Newspaper publisher.

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• 15 días

“S” is for Saluda

“S” is for Saluda (Saluda County; 2020 population 3,603).

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• 16 días

“C” is for Carolina bays

“C” is for Carolina bays. Carolina bays are elliptical, shallow depressions found on...

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• 17 días

"A” is for Allston, Washington (1779-1843)

"A” is for Allston, Washington (1779-1843). Painter, writer.

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• 18 días

“P” is for Pickens County

“P” is for Pickens County (497 square miles; 2020 population 127,983). Located in South...

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• 21 días

“M” is for McMillan, Claude Richelieu (1899-1961)

“M” is for McMillan, Claude Richelieu (1899-1961). Engineer, government official. McMillan’s...

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“M” is for McLeod, Thomas Gordon (1868-1932)

“M” is for McLeod, Thomas Gordon (1868-1932). Governor. As governor, he signed the 6-0-1 Law,...

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• 23 días

“L” is for Littlejohn, Nina (1879-1963)

“L” is for Littlejohn, Nina (1879-1963). Hospital administrator. Aware that African Americans did...

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• 24 días

Highway 301

“H” is for Highway 301. The highway’s many nicknames are an indication that it was popular among...

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• 25 días

“H” is for Highway 17

“H” is for Highway 17. The modern route of Highway 17 extends from the North Carolina state line...

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• 28 días

Gray, Wil Lou (1883-1984)

Gray, Wil Lou (1883-1984). Educator, public servant. Gray transcended race and class barriers by...

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“F” is for Frost, Susan Pringle (1873-1960)

“F” is for Frost, Susan Pringle (1873-1960). Preservationist, suffragist. Frost’s historic...

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“E” is for Evans, Matilda Arabella (1872-1935)

“E” is for Evans, Matilda Arabella (1872-1935). Physician. Matilda Arabella Evans’s walk-in...

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“D” is for Doolittle Raiders

“D” is for Doolittle Raiders. On April 18, 1942, eighty Americans and sixteen B-25 bombers...

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