South Carolina from A to Z
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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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“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 gover...
“B” is for Broughton, Thomas (d. 1737)
“B” is for Broughton, Thomas (d. 1737). Legislator, lieutenant governor.
“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.
“P” is for Preston, William Campbell (1794-1860)
“P” is for Preston, William Campbell (1794-1860). U. S. Senator.
“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...
“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.
“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 r...
“B” is for Brooks, Preston Smith (1819-1857
“B” is for Brooks, Preston Smith (1819-1857). Congressman.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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, Shawne...
“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 co...
“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 Mech...
“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 Assem...
“S” is for South Carolina State Museum
“S” is for South Carolina State Museum. South Carolina's multidisciplinary State Museum opened in 1988.
“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...
“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...
“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...
“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 th...
“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 f...
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 preserva...
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, Presbyte...
“P” is for Pratt, Nathaniel Alpheus (1834-1906)
“P” is for Pratt, Nathaniel Alpheus (1834-1906). Chemist, engineer, inventor.
“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...
"M “is for Mullis, Kary Banks (1944-2011)
"M “is for Mullis, Kary Banks (1944-2011). Scientist.
“C” is for Coogler, John Gordon (1865-1901)
“C” is for Coogler, John Gordon (1865-1901). Poet.
“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...
“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...
B” is for Brewton, Miles (1731-1775)
“B” is for Brewton, Miles (1731-1775). Merchant, legislator.
“B” is for Brawley, Edward McKnight (1851-1923)
“B” is for Brawley, Edward McKnight (1851-1923). Missionary, educator.
“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...
“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...
“S” is for South Carolina Jockey Club
“S” is for South Carolina Jockey Club. The earliest record of horse racing in South Carolina is February 1734.
“S” is for South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
“S” is for South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance. The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA), a powerful networking, information, and lobbying g...
“S” is for South Carolina Lunatic Asylum / State Hospital
“S” is for South Carolina Lunatic Asylum / State Hospital. The South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, located on Bull Street in Columbia, was established by t...
“W” is for Wofford College
“W” is for Wofford College. A four year liberal arts college in Spartanburg, Wofford College was founded with a $100,000 bequest from Methodist minist...
“W” is for WIS Radio and Television
“W” is for WIS Radio and Television. WIS Radio and Television stations in Colombia played an influential role in the development of South Carolina's m...