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 Robert Marvin | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Robert Marvin | S.C. Hall of Fame
Robert Marvin, the father of southern landscape architecture, received numerous accolades and international recognition for his work in and philosophy of modern design within landscape architecture...
William Farrow |  S.C. Hall of Fame Maude Callen | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Maude Callen | S.C. Hall of Fame
This episode is about Maude Callen (1898 -- 1990), a Nurse-Midwife, who singlehandedly brought health care to rural Pineville, S.C. and the surrounding area of Berkeley County in the early 1920s...
 Thomas Lynch Sr. |  S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Lynch Sr. | S.C. Hall of Fame
Thomas Lynch Sr. (1727-1776) was a rice planter on the Santee River. One of his houses, Hopsewee, was built in 1749. Lynch attended St. James Santee Church and was a member of the Winyah Indigo...
Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame Mary Boykin Chesnut | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Mary Boykin Chesnut | S.C. Hall of Fame
A 5-minute biography of the life of American Civil War era diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical illustrations this program...
 Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame
This profile will show how Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, born to poor cotton farmers in Mayesville, S.C., would brilliantly start a school of her own with just $1.50, which became an internationally...
Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Gilmore Simms was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a poet, novelist, and historian whose work was a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He was called one of America’s best...
 Philip Simmons | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Philip Simmons | S.C. Hall of Fame
A Charleston native, Philip Simmons (1912-2009) was famous for his decorative ironwork pieces, which are featured throughout Charleston and in various other parts of the world. When he began his...
 Julia Mood Peterkin | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Julia Mood Peterkin | S.C. Hall of Fame
Julia Mood was born in Laurens County on Halloween 1880. Her mother died when she was two years old. Julia, as a teenager, attended Converse College and received a Masters degree at an early age...
 Governor Robert E. McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Governor Robert E. McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame
Robert E. McNair was Governor of South Carolina from 1965 to 1971. He led efforts in economic development, education, and civil rights. McNair was considered as a Democratic candidate for Vice...