South Carolina Counties

The state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. Learn more about each county by selecting a county below to explore people, places and events.

The state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. Learn more about each county by selecting a county below to explore people, places and events.

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To view the state by landform regions, visit Web of Water or for the artistic sides of the state, visit A Natural State.

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Lester Bates | History of SC Slide Collection
Lester Bates | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 10

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The growing pressures brought to bear against legal segregation by the federal court system, that culminated in the 1954 Supreme Court decision in "Brown v. The Board of Education" of Topeka, Kansas...
The "Barnwell Ring" of South Carolina
The "Barnwell Ring" of South Carolina
Episode 5

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The famous "Barnwell Ring" of South Carolina. Senator Edgar Brown, left, the state's senior Senator and chairman of the finance committee, and House Speaker Sol Blatt (see Solomon Blatt), both from...
The Doolittle Raiders | History of SC Slide Collection
The Doolittle Raiders | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 18

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The Columbia Army Air Base in Lexington County became the headquarters of Colonel Jimmy Doolittle's famous "Raiders," who trained there for their bombing run over Tokyo. Courtesy of the Thomas Cooper...
 Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters
Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters

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Culinary adaptations transformed traditional African dishes into a unique, new creolized cuisine, influenced by European and Native American traditions, and characteristic of Gullah culture. Foodways...
 Rice Fields at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters
Rice Fields at Hobcaw Barony | Between the Waters

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In 1956 Bernard Baruch signed over all of Hobcaw Barony to his daughter, Belle. Belle died in 1964, leaving Hobcaw "for the purpose of teaching and/or research in forestry, marine biology, and the...