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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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"S" is for Sea Pines Company [1957-present]
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"W" is for Williams, David Rogerson [1776-1830] Congressman, governor.
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"D" is for Dozier, James Cordie [1885-1974] Soldier. Medal of Honor Recipient. Elected Adjutant General in 1926 and held the office continuously until his retirement in 1959.
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“A” is for Audubon, John James [1785-1851]. Artist. Ornithologist. Naturalist. Born in Santo Domingo and reared in France, Audubon arrived in America in 1803. By 1820 he was supporting himself as a...
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"B" is for Bettis Academy [1881-1952]
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"M" is for McKinney, Nina Mae [1912-1967] Actress, dancer.
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"P" is for Pickens, Francis Wilkinson [1807-1869] Congressman, diplomat, governor.
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"E" is for Evans, Emily Plume [Died 1942] Suffragist. Club-woman.
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"R" is for Ripley, Alexandra Braid [1934-2004] Writer .
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"C" is for Charleston, Siege of [April-May, 1780]
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"M" is for the McBee Chapel in Conastee. [Constructed 1841]
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"H" is for the Heyward-Washington House in Charleston [Built in 1772].
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"R" is for the Richardson Waltz, The. Our state waltz.
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"B" is for Big Thursday [1896-1902, renewed in 1909-present].
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"F" is for the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina. [1669-1698]
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"D" is for Drayton, John [1766-1822]. Governor. Jurist. Author.
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"S" is for Scarborough, William Harrison [1912-1871]. Painter. Portraitist.
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"W" is for Wigfall, Louis Trezevant [1816-1874]. U.S. Senator.
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"F" is for Fuller, William Edward [1875-1958] Clergyman.
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"S" is for Sayre, Christopher Gadsden. [1876-1935] Architect.
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"M" is for McKissick, James Rion [1844-1944]. Journalist. Educator. University President.