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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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South Carolina from A to Z“S” is for South Carolina Christian Action Council
“S” is for South Carolina Christian Action Council. The South Carolina Christian Action Council is a statewide ecumenical agency embracing many of the state's…
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“S” is for South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
“S” is for South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is an association organized mainly to promote and lobby the interests of…
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“P” is for Port Royal Experiment
“P” is for Port Royal Experiment. The Port Royal Experiment, also called the Sea Island Experiment, was an early humanitarian effort to prepare the former…
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“B” is for Bull, William, II (1710-1791)
“B” is for Bull, William, II (1710-1791). Lieutenant governor.
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“B” is for Bull, William (1683-1755)
“B” is for Bull, William (1683-1755). Planter, lieutenant governor.
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“B” is for Bryan, Hugh (1699-1753)
“B” is for Bryan, Hugh (1699-1753). Planter, evangelist.
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“B” is for Brown Fellowship Society
“B” is for Brown Fellowship Society. The Brown Fellowship Society was established in 1790 by free persons of color in Charleston.
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“S “is for Spillane, Frank Morrison (1918-2006)
“S “is for Spillane, Frank Morrison (1918-2006). Author.
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“S” is for Spencer, James Alexander (1850-1911)
“S” is for Spencer, James Alexander (1850-1911). Legislator, educator.
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“S” is for Spence, Floyd Davidson (1928-2001)
“S” is for Spence, Floyd Davidson (1928-2001). Legislator, congressman.
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“B” is for Bull, Stephen (died 1800)
“B” is for Bull, Stephen (died 1800). Soldier, legislator.
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“B” is for Brown, William Melvin, Jr. (1934-1994)
“B” is for Brown, William Melvin, Jr. (1934-1994). Manufacturer.
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“B” is for Brown, Thomas (1750-1825)
“B” is for Brown, Thomas (1750-1825). Soldier. Brown was among the most notorious loyalist commanders in the South during the Revolutionary War.
- South Carolina from A to Z
“B” is for Brown, Thomas (1750-1825)
“B” is for Brown, Thomas (1750-1825). Soldier. Brown was among the most notorious loyalist commanders in the South during the Revolutionary War.
- South Carolina from A to Z
“S” is for Spartanburg Pellagra Hospital
“S” is for Spartanburg Pellagra Hospital. The pellagra hospital in Spartanburg was the nation's first facility dedicated to discovering the cause of that…
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“S” is for Spartanburg Methodist College
“S” is for Spartanburg Methodist College. The college traces its origins to the Textile Industrial Institute (TII), founded in 1911 by David English Camak then…
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S” is for Spartanburg County
“S” is for Spartanburg County (811 square miles; 2020 population 328,000).
- South Carolina from A to Z
“S” is for Spartanburg
“S” is for Spartanburg (Spartanburg County; 2020 population 38,732).
- South Carolina from A to Z
“C” is for Coram, Thomas (circa 1757-1811)
“C” is for Coram, Thomas (circa 1757-1811). Engraver, painter.
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“C” is for Cooperationists
“C” is for Cooperationists. Cooperationists believed that slavery could ultimately be preserved only through disunion, but they differed with radical…
- South Carolina from A to Z
“C” is for Cooper River
“C” is for Cooper River. The Cooper River and its tributaries drain much of the central portion of the lowcountry.
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“C” is for Cooper, Thomas (1759-1839)
“C” is for Cooper, Thomas (1759-1839). Educator, scientist.
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“C” is for Cooper, Robert Archer (1874-1953)
“C” is for Cooper, Robert Archer (1874-1953). Governor.
- South Carolina from A to Z
“P” is for Purvis, Melvin Horace, Jr. (1902-1960)
“P” is for Purvis, Melvin Horace, Jr. (1902-1960). Federal agent. Born in Timmonsville, Purvis gained national fame during the 1930s as the nation’s “ace…
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“P” is for Purrysburg
“P” is for Purrysburg (Jasper County). The town of Purrysburg, located on the Savannah River in present day Jasper County, was named after its founder…
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“P” is for Punches
“P” is for Punches. Punches have been prominent at South Carolina social gatherings for centuries.
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“S” is for Spanish moss
“S” is for Spanish moss. Spanish moss is gray tree-borne epiphyte native to the coastal plain of the southeastern United States.
- South Carolina from A to Z
“S“ is for Spanish
“S“ is for Spanish. On a monument at the tip of Parris Island, a tile plaque proclaims, “Aqui estuvo España” (“Here was Spain”). The plaque refers to the…
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“P” is for PTL Club
“P” is for PTL Club. Based first in Charlotte, North Carolina, and then Fort Mill, South Carolina, the PTL Club (launched in 1974) was one of the most…
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“P” is for Provincials
“P” is for Provincials. When warfare broke out between the colonies and Great Britain in 1775, in addition to British soldiers and German mercenaries, British…
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“P” is for Promised Land
“P” is for Promised Land (Greenwood and Abbeville counties; 2020 population 555).
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“C” is for Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1621-1683)
“C” is for Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1621-1683). Lord proprietor.
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“C” is for Cooke, William Wilson (1871-1949)
“C” is for Cooke, William Wilson (1871-1949). Architect.
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“P” is for Progressive Democratic Party
“P” is for Progressive Democratic Party. Aware that many White Democrats in South Carolina opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's reelection to a fourth…
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“P” is for Pringle, Robert (1702-1776)
“P” is for Pringle, Robert (1702-1776). Merchant, planter, legislator, jurist.
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“P” is for Pringle, Elizabeth Waites Allston (1845-1921)
“P” is for Pringle, Elizabeth Waites Allston (1845-1921). Born to wealth and privilege, the Civil War left Pringle and her family in financial distress…
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“P” is for Prince William’s Parish
“P” is for Prince William’s Parish. In 1745, the Commons House of Assembly passed an act creating Prince William's Parish. The parish was named for William…
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“P” is for Prince George Winyah Parish
“P” is for Prince George Winyah Parish. Comprising portions of modern Georgetown, Horry, Marion, and Dillon Counties, Prince George Winyah Parish was…
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“S” is for Southern Wesleyan University
“S” is for Southern Wesleyan University. Southern Wesleyan University is a private Christian liberal arts institution.
- South Carolina from A to Z
“S” is for Southern Quarterly Review
“S” is for Southern Quarterly Review. The Southern Quarterly Review originated in New Orleans in 1842 but later moved to Charleston.
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“S” is for South of the Border
“S” is for South of the Border. Located just south of the North Carolina border near the South Carolina town of Hamer, South of the Border has long captured…
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“S” is for South Caroliniana Library
“S” is for South Caroliniana Library. The South Caroliniana Library building was completed in 1840 as the central library building for South Carolina College…
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“P” is for Prince Frederick's Parish
“P” is for Prince Frederick's Parish. Established in 1734, Prince Frederick's Parish stretched like an elongated triangle from the Santee River northward “to…
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“M” is for Musgrove, Mary (ca. 1700-1765)
“M” is for Musgrove, Mary (ca. 1700-1765). Mediator between the Creeks and the English.
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“B” is for Brown, Lucy Hughes (1863-1911)
“B” is for Brown, Lucy Hughes (1863-1911). Physician.
- South Carolina from A to Z
“B” is for Brown, James (1933-2006)
“B” is for Brown, James (1933-2006). Musician.
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“B” is for Brown, Edgar Allan (1888-1975)
“B” is for Brown, Edgar Allan (1888-1975). Edgar Allan Brown was a fiscal conservative and politically was one of the most powerful men in state government…
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“B” is for Broughton, Thomas (d. 1737)
“B” is for Broughton, Thomas (d. 1737). Legislator, lieutenant governor.
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“P” is for Primus Plot (May-June 1720)
“P” is for Primus Plot (May-June 1720). The Primus Plot was South Carolina's first alleged slave conspiracy.
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“P” is for Preston, William Campbell (1794-1860)
“P” is for Preston, William Campbell (1794-1860). U. S. Senator.
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“M” is for Myrtle Beach Pavilion
“M” is for Myrtle Beach Pavilion. Until its closing in 2006 the Myrtle Beach Pavilion was located at 812 North Ocean Boulevard in the heart of Myrtle Beach.
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“M” is for Murrells Inlet
“M” is for Murrells Inlet (Georgetown County; 2020 population 9,740). Murrells Inlet is located twenty-two miles up the Waccamaw Neck from Georgetown.
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“M” is for Murray, George Washington (1853-1926)
“M” is for Murray, George Washington (1853-1926). Congressman. During the last two decades of the nineteenth century, Murray acquired an influential role in…
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“B” is for Brooks, Preston Smith (1819-1857
“B” is for Brooks, Preston Smith (1819-1857). Congressman.
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“B” is for Brodie, Laura (1908-2004)
“B” is for Brodie, Laura (1908-2004). Herpetologist. Brodie was born at Rockwood Farm five miles southeast of Leesville.
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“B” is for Brookgreen Gardens
“B” is for Brookgreen Gardens. Brookgreen Gardens was created in 1931 by the sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and her husband, Archer M. Huntington.
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“B” is for Bristow, Gwen (1903-1980)
“B” is for Bristow, Gwen (1903-1980). Novelist. By 1959 sales of Bristow’s books had reached nearly three million copies.
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“B” is for Briggs v. Eliott (1954)
“B” is for Briggs v. Eliott (1954). Briggs v. Elliot was one of five cases, collectively entitled Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County…
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“S” is for South Carolina Wildlife Federation
“S” is for South Carolina Wildlife Federation. Founded in 1931 the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) was established by outdoor enthusiasts concerned…
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“S” is for South Carolina State University
“S” is for South Carolina State University. The institution was founded in 1896 in Orangeburg as the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical…