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South Carolina from A to Z | South Carolina Public Radio

From  Caesars Head to Hilton Head, and from the Lords Proprietors to Hootie and the Blowfish, historian 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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Central | South Carolina Public Radio

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Central | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Central [Pickens County; population 3,522]. The town of Central came into being when the Atlantic and Richmond Air Line [later the Southern Railroad] laid a track through Pickens County in...
Santee River | South Carolina Public Radio Secessionville, Battle of | South Carolina Public Radio

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Secessionville, Battle of | South Carolina Public Radio
“S” is for Secessionville, Battle of [June 16, 1862). Union general Henry Benham launched an assault on Tower Battery near the planter village of Secessionville. The Confederate defenders, supported...
Doby, Lawrence Edward | South Carolina Public Radio

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Doby, Lawrence Edward | South Carolina Public Radio
"D" is for Doby, Lawrence Edward [1923-2003]. Baseball Player. Larry Doby was the first African American to play baseball in the American League and the second African American to manage a major...
Everett, Percival | South Carolina Public Radio Ensor, Joshua Fulton | South Carolina Public Radio

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Ensor, Joshua Fulton | South Carolina Public Radio
"E" is for Ensor, Joshua Fulton [1834-1907]. Physician. A Maryland native, Ensor had a distinguished career as a surgeon in the Union Army. After the Civil War, he became active in Republican Party...
Self, James Cuthbert | South Carolina Public Radio

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Self, James Cuthbert | South Carolina Public Radio
“S” is for Self, James Cuthbert [1876-1955]. Textile manufacturer, philanthropist. A native of Bowles Mountain in Edgefield County [now Greenwood County], Self attended a business college in Virginia...
Unionists | South Carolina Public Radio

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Unionists | South Carolina Public Radio
“U” is for Unionists. Unionists in South Carolina were anti-scessionists and supporters of the federal Union in the decades prior to the Civil War—especially during the Nullification Crisis of the...
Wilson, John Lyde | South Carolina Public Radio Wild Turkey | South Carolina Public Radio

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Wild Turkey | South Carolina Public Radio
"W" is for Wild Turkey. A wild turkey is a large galliforme, that is, chicken-like bird. Males weigh up to 20 pounds and females half as much. The turkey is characterized by its large size, iridescent...
Evans, Josiah James | South Carolina Public Radio

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Evans, Josiah James | South Carolina Public Radio
“E” is for Evans, Josiah James [1786-1858]. Jurist. U.S. Senator. In 1812, Evans was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Marlboro District and in 1816 was elected solicitor for...
Pike, John Martin | South Carolina Public Radio

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Pike, John Martin | South Carolina Public Radio
“P” is for Pike, John Martin [1840-1932]. Clergyman, editor, publisher. A Canadian and ordained Methodist clergyman, Pike was invited to preach at Columbia’s Washington Street Methodist Church. He...
Rainey, Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio Rivers, John Minott | South Carolina Public Radio

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Rivers, John Minott | South Carolina Public Radio
“R” is for Rivers, John Minott [1903-1988]. Broadcasting executive. After college, Rivers, a native of Charleston, moved to Greenville. There he became friends with the president of the Liberty Life...
McNair, Ronald Erwin | South Carolina Public Radio

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McNair, Ronald Erwin | South Carolina Public Radio
“M” is for McNair, Ronald Erwin [1950-1986]. Astronaut. As a young child in Lake City, McNair had a keen interest in science. After graduating from North Carolina Agricultural and State Technical...
Pinckney, Charles | South Carolina Public Radio

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Pinckney, Charles | South Carolina Public Radio
"P" is for Pinckney, Charles [1757-1784]. Planter, legislator, governor, statesman. In 1779, Pinckney began his public service as a member of the General Assembly. During the Revolution he...
Rainey, Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio Rivers, Lucius Mendel | South Carolina Public Radio

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Rivers, Lucius Mendel | South Carolina Public Radio
“R” is for Rivers, Lucius Mendel [1905-1970]. Congressman. Rivers successfully passed the bar exam by reading law. In 1933 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served...
Williston | South Carolina Public Radio

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Williston | South Carolina Public Radio
“W” is for Williston [Barnwell County, population 3,307]. Located on U.S. Highway 78, the town is named for early settlers, the Willis family. In 1832, Elijah Willis, a local planter, donated land for...