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” for Gullah
“G” for Gullah. The term “Gullah,”or “Geechee,” describes a unique group of African Americans descended from enslaved Africans who settled in the Sea...
“C” is for Converse, Dexter Edgar (1829-1899)
“C” is for Converse, Dexter Edgar (1829-1899). Industrialist.
“C” is for Continental Regiments
“C” is for Continental Regiments. In the aftermath of the battles at Lexington and Concord, the Continental Congress passed resolutions that created t...
“C” is for Conroy, Donald Patrick (1945-2016)
“C” is for Conroy, Donald Patrick (1945-2016). Author.
“C” is for Conner, Henry Workman (1797-1861)
“C” is for Conner, Henry Workman (1797-1861). Merchant, banker.
“B” is for Brawley, Benjamin Griffith (1882-1939)
“B” is for Brawley, Benjamin Griffith (1882-1939). Educator, author, editor, clergyman.
“B” is for Brown, Morris (1770-1849)
“B” is for Brown, Morris (1770-1849). Clergyman. In 1828 Morris Brown was elected as the second Bishop of the growing African Methodist Episcopal Chur...
“S” is for Southern 500
“S” is for Southern 500. The Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway was the oldest and one of the most storied races on the
“S” is for South Carolina Highway Patrol
“S” is for South Carolina Highway Patrol. Operating under the South Carolina Department of Safety, the South Carolina Highway Patrol is a law enforcem...
P” is for Post and Courier
“P” is for Post and Courier. Published in Charleston, the Post and Courier is the oldest daily newspaper in South Carolina.
“M” is for Moxon, Barbara Wischan (1921-2011)
“M” is for Moxon, Barbara Wischan (1921-2011). Political activist.
“G” is for Guerard, Benjamin (died 1788)
“G” is for Guerard, Benjamin (died 1788). Governor.
“C” is for Congaree River
“C” is for Congaree River. At the fall line in Columbia the Broad and Saluda Rivers form the Congaree River.
“C” is for Compromise of 1808
“C” is for Compromise of 1808. Under the constitutions of 1778 and 1790, the House of Representatives was apportioned to benefit the lowcountry while...
“C” is for Commons House of Assembly (1670 to 1776)
“C” is for Commons House of Assembly (1670 to 1776). The dominant political institution in colonial South Carolina was the Commons House of Assembly.
“B” is for Bratton, William (ca. 1742-1815)
“B” is for Bratton, William (ca. 1742-1815). Soldier, legislator.
“B” is for Bratton, John (1831-1898)
“B” is for Bratton, John (1831-1898). Soldier, congressman.
“S” is for South Carolina Public Radio
South Carolina Public Radio began broadcasting in 1972 as the South Carolina Educational Television Radio Network.
“S” is for South Carolina Educational Television Network
“S” is for South Carolina Educational Television Network. The South Carolina Educational Television Network (SCETV) is a state agency providing educat...
“P” is for Port Royal Naval Station
“P” is for Port Royal Naval Station. The conquest of the Sea Islands by the United States Navy in November 1861 was the beginning of more than a centu...
“M” is for Mulberry Plantation (Berkeley County)
“M” is for Mulberry Plantation (Berkeley County). Completed in 1714 Mulberry is one of the most distinctive eighteenth-century houses in America.
“G” is for Grosvenor, Vertamae (1938-2016)
“G” is for Grosvenor, Vertamae (1938-2016). Writer, culinary anthropologist. A woman with varied interests Grosvenor traveled abroad and became intere...
“C” is for Congaree National Park
“C” is for Congaree National Park. South Carolina's only National Park, Congaree is located on 22,000 acres in the Congaree River floodplain of lower...
“C” is for Commission of Indian Trade
“C” is for Commission of Indian Trade. In 1707 the Commons House of Assembly created the Board of Indian Commissioners to regulate the traffic between...
“C” is for Coming, Affra Harleston (circa 1651-1698)
“C” is for Coming, Affra Harleston (circa 1651-1698). Pioneer of early South Carolina. The Harleston family's property had been so ravaged by the Engl...
“C” is for Columbia Theological Seminary
“C” is for Columbia Theological Seminary. An institution of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the seminary was founded in 1828 in Georgia, and moved to C...
“C” is for Columbia Museum of Art
“C” is for Columbia Museum of Art. The Columbia Museum of Art was established in 1950 as an art, history, and science museum and included the Gibbs pl...
“C” is for Columbia Mills
“C” is for Columbia Mills. The first textile mill in the world to be powered exclusively by electricity, the Columbia Mills Company was chartered in 1...
“C” is for Columbia Metropolitan Airport
“C” is for Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The airport, which serves Midlands South Carolina, is located in Lexington County.
“C” is for Columbia International University
“C” is for Columbia International University. Founded as the Southern Bible Institute in 1921, the school's name was changed in 1923 to the Columbia B...
“B” is for Brainerd Institute
“B” is for Brainerd Institute. A historically Black primary, secondary, and normal school located in Chester, Brainerd Institute was one of the first...
“B” is for Bragg, Laura (1881-1978)
“B” is for Bragg, Laura (1881-1978). Museum administrator, educator.
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. Created by the General Assembly in 1967, the South Carolina Department of Park...
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Officially formed in 1994, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) combi...
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Education
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Education. The South Carolina Department of Education is the administrative arm of the State Board of Educatio...
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Commerce
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Commerce. The South Carolina Department of Commerce administers the state's economic development program.
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Archives and History
“S” is for South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Located in Columbia, the SCDAH is a state agency responsible for collecting the valuable...
“S” is for South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
“S” is for South Carolina Commission on Higher Education. The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) was created by the General Assembly...
“P” is for Port Royal Island, Battle of
“P” is for Port Royal Island, Battle of (February 3, 1779). The battle of Port Royal Island was part of a larger campaign the British to use their com...
“M” is for Mount Zion College
“M” is for Mount Zion College. Established in 1777 the institution started in a small log building as an all grades public school in Winnsboro.