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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“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.
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“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.
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“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.
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“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.
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“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…
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“S” is for South Carolina State Ports Authority
“S” is for South Carolina State Ports Authority. The South Carolina State Ports Authority is a state owned enterprise established by the General Assembly in…
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“S” is for South Carolina State Museum
“S” is for South Carolina State Museum. South Carolina's multidisciplinary State Museum opened in 1988.
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“S” is for South Carolina Railroad
“S” is for South Carolina Railroad. In the early nineteenth century, Charleston sought to bolster its economy by attempting to attract trade from the west.
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“S” is for South Carolina Public Service Authority
“S” is for South Carolina Public Service Authority. The South Carolina Public Service Authority (better known as Santee Cooper) was established by the General…
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“S” is for South Carolina-North Carolina border
“S” is for South Carolina-North Carolina border. In 1735 the two colonies appointed a joint boundary commission that agreed the boundary should begin at a…
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“S” is for South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
“S” is for South Carolina National Heritage Corridor. The South Carolina National Heritage Corridor is a grassroots-led heritage tourism initiative that brings…
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“S “is for South Carolina Medical Association
“S “is for South Carolina Medical Association. The South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) was founded in 1848 in an effort to organize physicians from…
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P” is for Preservation Society of Charleston
“P” is for Preservation Society of Charleston. Founded in 1920, the Preservation Society of Charleston is the oldest community-based historic preservation…
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P” is for Presbyterian College
“P” is for Presbyterian College. A liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Clinton, South Carolina, Presbyterian…
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“P” is for Pratt, Nathaniel Alpheus (1834-1906)
“P” is for Pratt, Nathaniel Alpheus (1834-1906). Chemist, engineer, inventor.
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“P” is for Praise houses
“P” is for Praise houses. Praise houses (sometimes called “prayer houses”) functioned on antebellum South Carolina plantations as both the epitome of slave…
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"M “is for Mullis, Kary Banks (1944-2011)
"M “is for Mullis, Kary Banks (1944-2011). Scientist.
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“M” is for Mullins
“M” is for Mullins (Marion County; 2020 population 4,026).
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“C” is for Coogler, John Gordon (1865-1901)
“C” is for Coogler, John Gordon (1865-1901). Poet.
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“C” is for Conway
“C” is for Conway (Horry County; 2020 population 24,849). Conway, originally named Kingston Village, was established on a bluff of the Waccamaw River about…
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“C” is for Converse College
“C” is for Converse College. Converse College was founded in 1889 by a group of Spartanburg leaders to provide for the education of young middle-class women.
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B” is for Brewton, Miles (1731-1775)
“B” is for Brewton, Miles (1731-1775). Merchant, legislator.
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“B” is for Brawley, Edward McKnight (1851-1923)
“B” is for Brawley, Edward McKnight (1851-1923). Missionary, educator.
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“S” is for South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (or SLED) is a highly visible investigative agency with origins that date back to 1947 when Governor Strom Thurmond…
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“S” is for South Carolina Land Commission
In 1869 the General Assembly established the South Carolina Land Commission to purchase land for sale in plots of between twenty-five and one hundred acres…