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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.
Episodes
South Carolina from A to Z“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942)
“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942). Industrialist.
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“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812)
“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812). Lawyer, congressman, diplomat.
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“S” is for Smith, William (ca. 1762-1840)
“S” is for Smith, William (ca. 1762-1840). U. S. senator.
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“S” is for Smith, Thomas (ca. 1648-1694)
“S” is for Smith, Thomas (ca. 1648-1694). Governor.
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“R” is for Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800)
“R” is for Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800). Lawyer, governor.
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“P” is for Port Royal
“P” is for Port Royal (Beaufort County, 2020 population 14,516).
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“M” is for Moultrie, John (ca.1699-1771)
“M” is for Moultrie, John (ca.1699-1771). Physician.
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“M “is for Moultrie, James, Jr. (1793-1869)
“M “is for Moultrie, James, Jr. (1793-1869). Physician, medical educator.
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“M” is for Motte, Rebecca Brewton (1737-1815)
“M” is for Motte, Rebecca Brewton (1737-1815). Revolutionary War heroine.
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“M” is for Moses, Ottolengui Aaron (1846-1906)
“M” is for Moses, Ottolengui Aaron (1846-1906). Chemist, geologist, inventor.
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“M “is for Moses, Franklin J., Jr. (ca.1840 to 1906)
“M “is for Moses, Franklin J., Jr. (ca.1840 to 1906). Governor.
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“M” is for Morton, Joseph, Sr. (ca.1630-1688)
“M” is for Morton, Joseph, Sr. (ca.1630-1688). Governor.
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“L” is for Lunz, George Robert, Jr. (1909-1969)
“L” is for Lunz, George Robert, Jr. (1909-1969). Museum curator, marine biologist.
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“H” is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b.1942)
“H” is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b.1942). Journalist, civil rights activist.
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“G” is for Gridley, Mary Putnam (1850-1939)
“G” is for Gridley, Mary Putnam (1850-1939). Civic leader, businesswoman.
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“C” is for Colleton, Sir John (1608-1666)
“C” is for Colleton, Sir John (1608-1666). Under Sir John Colleton's direction, the proprietor set out to populate Carolina with settlers from existing new…
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“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914)
“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914). Writer, activist.
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“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949)
“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949). Musician. Classified by many as a country-music artist, Martha Marshall Chapman,II, and her style…
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“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890)
“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890). Soldier, congressman, governor.
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“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017)
“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017). Soldier, astronaut.
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“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005)
“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005). Legislator. Boineau was the first Republican to be elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in the…
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“C” is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca.1749-1802)
“C” is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca.1749-1802). U.S. senator.
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“C” is for College of Charleston
“C” is for College of Charleston. In 1785 the General Assembly passed an act creating a college “in or near the city of Charleston.”
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“C” is for Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company
“C” is for Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company. Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company had its origins in the efforts of David R. Coker to develop and market a highly…
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“C” is for Coker University
“C” is for Coker University. Founded in 1908 Coker is an independent liberal arts school located in Hartsville.
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“B” is for a Bowles, Crandall Close (b.1947)
“B” is for a Bowles, Crandall Close (b.1947). Businesswoman.
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“S” is for Smith, Nell Whitley (1929-2011)
“S” is for Smith, Nell Whitley (1929-2011). Legislator, educator, businesswoman.
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“S” is for Smith, Benjamin (1717-1770)
“S” is for Smith, Benjamin (1717-1770). Merchant, politician, planter.
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“S” is for Smith, Ellison Durant (1864-1944)
“S” is for Smith, Ellison Durant (1864-1944). In 1908 Smith stunned the political establishment by winning election to the United States Senate. He remained…
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“S” is for Smith, Arthur (1921-2014)
Thanks to the widespread popularity of his instrumental hit “Guitar Boogie,” Arthur Smith became one of the best known guitarists in country music.
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“S” is for Smith, Alice Ravenel Huger (1876-1958)
Born in Charleston, Smith emerged as the leading artist of the Charleston Renaissance.
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“H” is for Hunter, John (d. 1802)
“H” is for Hunter, John (d. 1802). Congressman, U.S. senator.
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“G” is for Grimké, Archibald Henry (1849-1930)
“G” is for Grimké, Archibald Henry (1849-1930). Activist, scholar.
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“C” is for Coker, David Robert (1870-1938)
“C” is for Coker, David Robert (1870-1938). Businessman, plant breeder, philanthropist.
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“C” is for Coker, Charles Westfield (1879-1931)
“C” is for Coker, Charles Westfield (1879-1931). Businessman, philanthropist, social reformer.
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“C” is for Cofitachiqui
“C” is for Cofitachiqui. Cofitachiqui is the name of a sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Native American chiefdom as well as one of the principal towns of that…
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Grant’s Enforcer: Taking down the Klan
In his book Grant’s Enforcer: Taking Down the Klan Guy Gugliota offers a gripping story of the early years after the Civil War and the campaign led by…
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“B” is for Boyce, James Pettigru (1827-1888)
“B” is for Boyce, James Pettigru (1827-1888). Minister, educator.
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“W “is for Woodmason, Charles (ca.1720?)
“W “is for Woodmason, Charles (ca.1720?). Clergyman.
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“W “is for Woodmason, Charles (ca.1720?)
“W “is for Woodmason, Charles (ca.1720?). Clergyman.
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“S” is for Smalls, Robert (1839-1915
“S” is for Smalls, Robert (1839-1915.) Legislator, congressman.
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“R” is for Russell's Magazine (1857-1860)
“R” is for Russell's Magazine (1857-1860). Russell's Magazine was the last of the southern antebellum literary magazines and arguably the best.
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“P” is for Poppenheim, Mary Barnett (1866-1936) and Louisa Bouknight Poppenheim (1868-1957)
“P” is for Poppenheim, Mary Barnett (1866-1936) and Louisa Bouknight Poppenheim (1868-1957). Club women, social reformers.
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“P “is for Pope, Thomas Harrington, Jr. (1913-1999)
“P “is for Pope, Thomas Harrington, Jr. (1913-1999). Attorney, legislator, historian.
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“N” is for Nullification
“N” is for Nullification. The passage of the federal tariff law of 1828 signaled the rise of the nullification controversy in South Carolina. Led by John C…
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“N” is for Nuclear power
“N” is for Nuclear power. The first time nuclear power was used to generate electricity in South Carolina was a small 17 megawatt experimental prototype by…
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“C” is for Coastal plain
“C” is for Coastal plain. The coastal plain is South Carolina's largest landform region, forming two-thirds of the state and encompassing approximately 20,000…
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“M” is for Morgané, Mary Elizabeth (1815-1903)
“M” is for Morgané, Mary Elizabeth (1815-1903). Author, diarist.
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“L” is for Ludwell, Phillip (1638-1723)
“L” is for Ludwell, Phillip (1638-1723). Governor.
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“H” is for Humphreys, Josephine (b.1945)
“H” is for Humphreys, Josephine (b.1945). Novelist.
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“G” is for Gressette, Lawrence Marion (1902-1984)
“G” is for Gressette, Lawrence Marion (1902-1984). Legislator.
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“D” is for Dutch Fork
“D” is for Dutch Fork. The Dutch Fork lies in a fork between the Broad and Saluda Rivers that includes parts of the modern counties of Newberry, Lexington, and…
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“C” is for Cockfighting
“C” is for Cockfighting. Cockfighting is a blood sport that has existed in South Carolina from colonial times into the twenty-first century, despite the fact…
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“C” is for Coastal Carolina University
“C” is for Coastal Carolina University. Located in Horry County between Conway and Myrtle Beach, Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal…
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Clyburn, James Enos (b.1940)
“C” is for Clyburn, James Enos (b.1940). Congressman. In 2024 James Enos Clyburn won election to Congress for a seventeenth term.
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Boudo, Louis (ca. 1786-1827)
“B” is for Boudo, Louis (ca. 1786-1827), and Heloise Boudo (d. 1837). Silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewelers.
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“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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“W “is for Women's suffrage
“W “is for Women's suffrage. The earliest suffrage clubs in the state were not organized until the 1890s but suffragists were beginning to receive notice.