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“W” is for Williams, David Rogerson (1776-1830). Congressman, governor.
“S” is for Scott, Robert Kingston (1826-1900). Governor.
“S” is for Scots. The 1707 Treaty of Union allowed Scots free access to the British Empire and large numbers made their way to the southern colonies.
“R” is for Robertson, Benjamin Franklin (1903-1943). Journalist. In 1941, Benjamin Franklin Robertson began work on Red Hills and Cotton: An Upcountry Memory, a celebration of Scots Irish folkways and the agrarian lifestyle—the work for which h
In his book, The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration, David Nicholson tells the story of his great-grandparents, Casper George Garrett and his wife, Anna Maria, and their family.A multigen
“W” is for Westos. Carolina colonists learned of this powerful Native American Savannah River nation soon after arrival.
“T” is for Timothy, Lewis (d.1757). Newspaper publisher.
“C” is for Carolina bays. Carolina bays are elliptical, shallow depressions found on unconsolidated sediments of the coastal plain region of eastern North America from Maryland to Florida.
"A” is for Allston, Washington (1779-1843). Painter, writer.
“P” is for Pickens County (497 square miles; 2020 population 127,983). Located in South Carolina’s northwest corner, Pickens County is an area of lakes and mountains.
“M” is for McMillan, Claude Richelieu (1899-1961). Engineer, government official. McMillan’s tenure as chief highway commissioner was one of unparalleled growth.
“M” is for McLeod, Thomas Gordon (1868-1932). Governor. As governor, he signed the 6-0-1 Law, which guaranteed all children in South Carolina six months of schooling per year. H
“L” is for Littlejohn, Nina (1879-1963). Hospital administrator. Aware that African Americans did not have access to suitable medical care, Littlejohn created the John-Nina Hospital in 1913.
“H” is for Highway 301. The highway’s many nicknames are an indication that it was popular among tourists: “Tobacco Trail,” “Highway of Southern Hospitality,” “Tourist Highway,” “Shortest Route from Maine to Florida,” and “The Washington-Florid
“H” is for Highway 17. The modern route of Highway 17 extends from the North Carolina state line to Interstate 95 near Beaufort, closely following the route that Native Americans, early settlers, and even President George Washington traveled ma
Gray, Wil Lou (1883-1984). Educator, public servant. Gray transcended race and class barriers by focusing her energy on the eradication of illiteracy through progressive educational program designed for adults.
“F” is for Frost, Susan Pringle (1873-1960). Preservationist, suffragist. Frost’s historic preservation initiatives contributed substantially to the movement that transformed the streets of Charleston and made it a national tourist attraction.
“E” is for Evans, Matilda Arabella (1872-1935). Physician. Matilda Arabella Evans’s walk-in clinics and hospitals were the first available for many Deep South Blacks.
“D” is for Doolittle Raiders. On April 18, 1942, eighty Americans and sixteen B-25 bombers carried out the first attack on the Japanese Islands following Pearl Harbor. The participants began training for the mission in Columbia.
“C” is for Charleston, Siege of (April-May 1780). The siege of Charleston marked the commencement of major British operations in the South during the Revolutionary War.
“C” is for Charleston (Charleston County; 2020 population 150,903). Charleston was the first permanent European settlement in Carolina, its first seat of government, and the most important city in the southern United States well into the ninete
“C” is for Charlesfort. A mid-sixteenth French outpost in Port Royal Sound, Charlesfort was the first French settlement in the present-day United States.
“B” is for Big Apple. This dance was born in the mid-1930s in a Black nightclub operated by a man named Fat Sam on Park Street in downtown Columbia, in what was once the House of Peace Synagogue.
“W” is for Wilkinson, Robert Shaw (1865-1932). College president. During the two decades that Wilkinson led the SC State, the college made the transition from essentially a primary and secondary school to a genuine college.
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