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Charleston Hospital Workers Strike - 1969 | South Carolina Public Radio Columbia, Burning of | South Carolina Public Radio

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Columbia, Burning of | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Columbia, Burning of (February 17-18, 1865). Columbia was in chaos when Mayor Thomas J. Goodwyn surrendered the city. Retreating Confederates set fire to the Charlotte Railroad depot...
Wofford, Kate Vixon | South Carolina Public Radio

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Wofford, Kate Vixon | South Carolina Public Radio
“W” is for Wofford, Kate Vixon [1894-1954]. Educator. After graduating from Winthrop College, Wofford taught at Laurens High School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Returning to Laurens...
Hampton Plantation | South Carolina Public Radio Hunter, Jane Edna Iris | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunter, Jane Edna Iris | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunter, Jane Edna Iris (1882-1971). Nurse, social worker. Family circumstances forced Hunter to go into domestic service when barely in her teens. She was able to work her way through...
Hunter, John | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunter, John | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunter, John (d. 1802). Congressman, U.S. senator. Little is known about Hunter’s early life. He owned considerable real estate in Pendleton District. In 1785, he was elected to the General...
Charleston Hospital Workers Strike - 1969 | South Carolina Public Radio Columbia | South Carolina Public Radio

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Columbia | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Columbia (Richland County; 2010 population 130,493). Named for Christopher Columbus and created in 1786 as the nation’s first truly planned capital city, Columbia has a unique history...
Charleston Hospital Workers Strike - 1969 | South Carolina Public Radio Colonoware | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colonoware | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colonoware. On historic-period sites in South Carolina, archaeologists often find locally made, hand-built unglazed pottery that was fired in open hearths rather than kilns. Vessels and...
Colonial Agents | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colonial Agents | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colonial Agents. South Carolina, like Britain’s other American colonies, had no elected representatives in Parliament to argue for its interests. The problem for the colony then was how to...
Colleton County | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colleton County | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colleton County (1,056 square miles; 2010 population 38, 909). Colleton County was one of three original counties organized in Carolina in 1682. Lying south and west of Charleston between...
Colleton, James | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colleton, James | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colleton, James (d. 1706). Governor. Colleton was the son and brother of Carolina proprietors. He was named governor in 1686 with instructions to clamp down on illegal trade with pirates...
Colleton, Sir John | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colleton, Sir John | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colleton, Sir John (1608-1666). Proprietor. Colleton was a soldier and courtier of King Charles I and spent more than, £40,000 of his own money to support the king during the English Civil...