Noted South Carolinians

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Archibald Rutledge | Poets Laureate
Archibald Rutledge | Poets Laureate
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Archibald Rutledge S.C. Poet Laureate 1936-1949 It has been said that "Archie" Rutledge was a born poet. He composed his first piece of poetry at the age of three. It exists in print to this very day...
Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame

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One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Ronald McNair was one of the shuttle astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986. Born and raised in Lake...
Governor John C. West | S.C. Hall of Fame

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John Carl West, Sr. served as the 109th Governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975. From 1977 to 1981, he was the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Governor West died on March 21, 2004.
David S. Lewis | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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David Sloan Lewis (1917 - 2003) As a boy growing up in Charleston, David Lewis was fascinated by aviation. He read everything he could find about the World War I fighter planes and their romantic...
Thomas Sumter | S.C. Hall of Fame

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A short biography of American Revolution militia leader and U.S. Congressman, General Thomas Sumter highlighting his military contributions during the War of Independence and his subsequent service as...
Major Thomas Dry Howie | S.C. Hall of Fame

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This is the story of Major Thomas Dry Howie from Abbeville, South Carolina, who survived the assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day during World War II only to be killed as he liberated the French town of...
Thomas Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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5-minute biography of statesman Thomas Pinckney. Through the use of interviews and historical illustrations, the documentary tells the story of this signer of the United States Constitution, military...
Wade Hampton | S.C. Hall of Fame

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A short biography of the life of Civil War leader and Governor, General Wade Hampton. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical illustrations this program...