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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“B” is for Bouchillon, Christopher Allen (1893-1968)
“B” is for Bouchillon, Christopher Allen (1893-1968). Although largely forgotten today, Christopher Allen Bouchillon probably ranks as South Carolina’s most…
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“B” is for Bosc, Louis Augustin Guillaume (1759-1828)
“B” is for Bosc, Louis Augustin Guillaume (1759-1828). Naturalist.
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“B” is for Boonesborough Township
“B” is for Boonesborough Township. Boonesborough was one in the second wave of townships that South Carolina laid out during the mid-eighteenth century to…
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“S” is for Stoneman's Raid (May 1865)
“S” is for Stoneman's Raid (May 1865). This minor cavalry raid through the South Carolina upstate occurred in the weeks following the assassination of…
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“S” is for Stewart, Thomas McCants (1853-1923)
“S” is for Stewart, Thomas McCants (1853-1923). Lawyer, civil rights leader.
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“S” is for Stevenson, Ferdinan Backer (1928-2001)
“S” is for Stevenson, Ferdinan Backer (1928-2001). Lieutenant governor, civic leader, author.
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"S” is for Steele, Henry Maxwell (1922-2005)
"S” is for Steele, Henry Maxwell (1922-2005). Writer, educator.
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“S” is for Steadman, Mark (1930-2020)
“S” is for Steadman, Mark (1930-2020). Novelist.
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“S” is for States’ Rights
“S” is for States’ Rights. The doctrine of states’ rights is a recurring theme of South Carolina political thought.
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“S” is for Stateberg
“S” is for Stateberg. The name of this town, located in western Sumter County in the High Hills of Santee, reflects Stateberg's raison d'être.
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“S” is for state symbols
“S” is for state symbols. As sovereign political entities, all fifty states have adopted special symbols, a practice that came into vogue at the turn of the…
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“S” is for state seal
“S” is for state seal. The great seal of South Carolina was first used on a document dated May 22, 1777.
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“S” is for State parks
“S” is for State parks. As of 2026, South Carolina’s system of state parks consisted of forty-seven properties totaling more than 90,000 acres of land.
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“C” is for Cunningham, Ann Pamela (1816-1875)
“C” is for Cunningham, Ann Pamela (1816-1875). Preservationist.
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“C” is for Culp, Napoleon Brown (1929-2008)
“C” is for Culp, Napoleon Brown (1929-2008). Musician. “Nappy Brown” was born in Charlotte but became identified as a South Carolina artist after settling in…
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“C” is for Crum, William Demosthenes (1859-1912)
“C” is for Crum, William Demosthenes (1859-1912). Physician, civic leader, political activist.
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“C” is for Craven, Charles (1682-1754)
“C” is for Craven, Charles (1682-1754). Governor. Charles Craven had one of longest tenures of any proprietary-era governor, and despite political conflict and…
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“C” is for Crafts, William (1787-1826)
“C” is for Crafts, William (1787-1826). Legislator, writer, reformer.
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“B “is for Burton, Edward Milby (1898-1977)
“B “is for Burton, Edward Milby (1898-1977). Museum director, naturalist, historian.
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“B” is for Burt, Armistead (1802-1883)
“B” is for Burt, Armistead (1802-1883). Lawyer, congressman.
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“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. (b 1942)
“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. (b 1942). Essayist, environmentalist, educator.
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“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham (1834-1897)
“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham (1834-1897). Manufacturer, merchant, land developer.
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“B” is for Burnettown
“B” is for Burnettown (Aiken County; 2020 population 3,104). Burnettown is located in the Horse Creek Valley of Aiken County.
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“S” is for state flag
“S” is for state flag. South Carolina's blue Flag with its white crescent and palmetto tree is simple in design but profoundly symbolic of a long history.
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“S” is for State Farmers Market
“S” is for State Farmers Market. The State Farmers Market is a three-site system of state-sponsored facilities operated by the South Carolina State Department…
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“S” is for State Fair
“S” is for State Fair. The South Carolina State Fair, formerly the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina was established in 1869.
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“S” is for State, the
“S” is for State, the. The State newspaper was born in 1891 of a bitter political struggle between South Carolina’s conservative political establishment and…
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“S” is for Stackhouse, Eunice Temple Ford (1885-1980)
“S” is for Stackhouse, Eunice Temple Ford (1885-1980). Educator, clubwoman.
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“C” is for Cowpens, Battle of (January 17, 1781)
“C” is for Cowpens, Battle of (January 17, 1781). The Battle of Cowpens was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
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"C” is for Council of Safety
“C” is for Council of Safety. In June 1775, prompted by rumors of British sponsored slave and Indian attacks and news of the hostilities between British and…
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“C” is for Corrington, Julian Dana (1887-1979)
“C” is for Corrington, Julian Dana (1887-1979). Biologist, educator.
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“C” is for Cornbread
“C” is for Cornbread. Cornbread has been the most common daily bread in South Carolina since its founding.
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“C” is for Corcoran, James Andrew (1820-1899)
“C” is for Corcoran, James Andrew (1820-1899) Theologian, educator, editor.
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“D” is for Duke’s mayonnaise
“D” is for Duke’s mayonnaise. Eugenia Duke mixed her first batch of mayonnaise in her Greenville home sometime in the early twentieth century.
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“C” is for Clemson
“C” is for Clemson (Pickens County; 2020 population 17,780).
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“C” is for Clark, Septima Poinsette (1898-1987)
“C” is for Clark, Septima Poinsette (1898-1987). Educator, civil rights activist.
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“C” is for Clarendon County
“C” is for Clarendon County (607 square miles; 2020 population 33,415).
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“C” is for Claflin University
“C” is for Claflin University. Responding to the urgent need to educate former enslaved persons, northern Methodists established Claflin University in…
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“S” is for South Carolina Commission on Government Restructuring
“S” is for South Carolina Commission on Government Restructuring. In March 1991 Governor Carroll Campbell appointed the thirty-eight member Commission on…
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“S” is for South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
“S” is for South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. Established in 1989, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League has been a leading voice in the…
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“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.
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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.
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“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).
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“S” is for Spartanburg
“S” is for Spartanburg (Spartanburg County; 2020 population 38,732).
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“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…