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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“G is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819)
“G is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819). Legislator, jurist.
“C” is for Colonoware
“C” is for Colonoware. On historic-period sites in South Carolina, archaeologists often find locally made, hand-built, unglazed pottery that was fired...
“C” is for colonial agents
“C” is for colonial agents. The overseas market for rice, South Carolina ‘s principal export was restricted by Parliamentary legislation. How could So...
“C” is for Colleton County
“C” is for Colleton County (1,056 square miles; 2020 population 38,604).
“B” is for Boyce, Ker (1787-1854)
“B” is for Boyce, Ker (1787-1854). Merchant, bank president.
“D” is for Drayton, John (1766-1822). Governor, jurist, author.
“D” is for Drayton, John (1766-1822). Governor, jurist, author. Although he had a distinguished political career, Drayton is most remembered for his a...
“C” is for Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885)
“C” is for Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885). U.S. Senator, soldier.
“C” is for Cherokees
“C” is for Cherokees. The Cherokees were one of the largest southeastern Native American nations with which South Carolina colonists had contact.
“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718)
“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718). Pirate. Most commonly known today as Edward Teach, Blackbeard surfaced in Jamaica in mid-1717. In eighteen months he...
“W” is for Willington Academy
“W” is for Willington Academy. The Willington Academy of Doctor Moses Waddel, a log-constructed classical school for boys, was perhaps the most presti...
“S” is for Sonoco
“S” is for Sonoco. This Hartsville-based international packaging manufacturer had its beginnings in the late nineteenth century.
“S” is for Snowden, Mary Amarinthia (1819-1898)
“S” is for Snowden, Mary Amarinthia (1819-1898). Philanthropist.
“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942)
“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942). Industrialist.
“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812)
“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812). Lawyer, congressman, diplomat.
“S” is for Smith, William (ca. 1762-1840)
“S” is for Smith, William (ca. 1762-1840). U. S. senator.
“R” is for Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800)
“R” is for Rutledge, Edward (1749-1800). Lawyer, governor.
“M “is for Moultrie, James, Jr. (1793-1869)
“M “is for Moultrie, James, Jr. (1793-1869). Physician, medical educator.
“M” is for Motte, Rebecca Brewton (1737-1815)
“M” is for Motte, Rebecca Brewton (1737-1815). Revolutionary War heroine.
“M” is for Moses, Ottolengui Aaron (1846-1906)
“M” is for Moses, Ottolengui Aaron (1846-1906). Chemist, geologist, inventor.
“M “is for Moses, Franklin J., Jr. (ca.1840 to 1906)
“M “is for Moses, Franklin J., Jr. (ca.1840 to 1906). Governor.
“M” is for Morton, Joseph, Sr. (ca.1630-1688)
“M” is for Morton, Joseph, Sr. (ca.1630-1688). Governor.
“L” is for Lunz, George Robert, Jr. (1909-1969)
“L” is for Lunz, George Robert, Jr. (1909-1969). Museum curator, marine biologist.
“H” is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b.1942)
“H” is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b.1942). Journalist, civil rights activist.
“G” is for Gridley, Mary Putnam (1850-1939)
“G” is for Gridley, Mary Putnam (1850-1939). Civic leader, businesswoman.
“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 existin...
“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914)
“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914). Writer, activist.
“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 n...
“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890)
“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890). Soldier, congressman, governor.
“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017)
“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017). Soldier, astronaut.
“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...
“C” is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca.1749-1802)
“C” is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca.1749-1802). U.S. senator.
“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.”
“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 hig...
“C” is for Coker University
“C” is for Coker University. Founded in 1908 Coker is an independent liberal arts school located in Hartsville.
“B” is for a Bowles, Crandall Close (b.1947)
“B” is for a Bowles, Crandall Close (b.1947). Businesswoman.