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Columbia Canal | South Carolina Public Radio 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...
Columbia Canal | South Carolina Public Radio 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...
Columbia Canal | South Carolina Public Radio 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...
Columbia Canal | South Carolina Public Radio 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...
Columbia Canal | South Carolina Public Radio Colhoun, John Ewing | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colhoun, John Ewing | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca. 1749-1802). U.S. senator. Born in Virginia, Colhoun moved with his family to Long Canes (present-day Abbeville County). He graduated from Princeton in 1774. During...
Columbia Canal | South Carolina Public Radio Coker Pedigreed Seed Company | South Carolina Public Radio

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Coker Pedigreed Seed Company | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company. Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company had its origins in the efforts of David R. Coker to develop and market a highly productive variety of upland cotton.. The...
Humphreys, Josephine | South Carolina Public Radio Hunting | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunting | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunting. Hunting has long been an important component of the Palmetto State’s culture. Indians hunted a wide assortment of game for food from as early as 13,000 B.C.E. Colonists also...
Humphreys, Josephine | South Carolina Public Radio Hurricanes | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hurricanes | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hurricanes. The term “hurricane” comes from the West Indian word “hurrican,” which means “big wind.” Hurricanes are classified into five categories using the Saffir-Simpson scale based on...
Brown, Morris | South Carolina Public Radio Brown Fellowship Society | South Carolina Public Radio

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Brown Fellowship Society | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Brown Fellowship Society. Established in 1790 by free persons of color in Charleston, the Brown Fellowship Society is one of the earliest institutions founded by African Americans in South...