South Carolina from A to Z

“B” is for Battery Wagner. 01.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“B” is for Battery Wagner. Battery Wagner was the principal fortification on Morris Island during the Civil War.

“A” is for Anderson County 31.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“A” is for Anderson County (718 square miles; 2020 population 207,036).

“W” is for Whipper, Lucille Simmons (1928-2021) 30.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“W” is for Whipper, Lucille Simmons (1928-2021). Educator, legislator.

Cocklebur encounter 28.01.2023 1:00 ↓

This plant native to North America is not good for anything! It’s poisonous, each seed covered with barbed stickers.

“T” is for Tobler, John (d. 1765) 27.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“T” is for Tobler, John (d. 1765). Promoter, publisher.

“S” is for Sampson 26.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“S” is for Sampson. Enslaved person, medical practitioner.

“R” is for Richards, James Prioleau (1894-1979) 25.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“R” is for Richards, James Prioleau (1894-1979). Congressman, diplomat.

“P” is for Pelzer, Francis Joseph (1826-1916) 24.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“P” is for Pelzer, Francis Joseph (1826-1916). Entrepreneur, textile manufacturer.

“M” is for Maverick, Samuel Augustus (1803-1870) 23.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“M” is for Maverick, Samuel Augustus (1803-1870). Lawyer, land speculator.

“L” is for Legaré, Hugh Swinton (1797-1843) 20.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“L” is for Legaré, Hugh Swinton (1797-1843). Legislator, U.S., attorney general, writer, intellectual.

“J” is for Johnson, William, Jr. (1771-1834) 19.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“J” is for Johnson, William, Jr. (1771-1834). U.S. Supreme Court justice.

“H” is for Harper, William (1790-1847) 18.01.2023 0:59 ↓

“H” is for Harper, William (1790-1847). Jurist, U.S. senator.

“G” is for Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, Jr. (1911-201) 17.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“G” is for Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, Jr. (1911-201). Writer, newspaper columnist.

“F” is for Fort Mill 16.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“F” is for Fort Mill (York County; 2020 population 24,521). Although White settlers did not arrive in the area until the late 1750s, the region was already populated by Indigenous people.

“J” is for Johns, Jasper (b. 1930) 13.01.2023 1:22 ↓

“J” is for Johns, Jasper (b. 1930). Artist. Jasper Johns is a pivotal figure of twentieth-century American art, occupying a critical position that mediates Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism.

“H” is for Hamrick, Wiley Cicero (1860-1931) 12.01.2023 1:22 ↓

“H” is for Hamrick, Wiley Cicero (1860-1931). Industrialist, businessman, politician.

“G” is for Georgetown County 11.01.2023 1:22 ↓

“G” is for Georgetown County (815 square miles; 2020 population 63,404). Named in honor of King George III, Georgetown County lies in the fertile plain surrounding Winyah Bay.

“F” is for Flat Nose 10.01.2023 1:22 ↓

“F” is for Flat Nose. Flat Nose, a bulldog owned by Barney Odom of the small community of Doversville in Darlington County, became a national sensation in the late 1980s—known for his ability to climb pine trees.

“E” is for Eight Box Law [1882] 09.01.2023 1:22 ↓

“E” is for Eight Box Law [1882]. The Eight Box Law of 1882 was an election law designed to ensure white supremacy in South Carolina without violating the Fifteenth Amendment—which barred states from depriving their citizens of the vote on the basis of race.

“E” is for Eikerenkoetter, Frederick Joseph II (1935-2009) 06.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“E” is for Eikerenkoetter, Frederick Joseph II (1935-2009). Clergyman, educator.

“D” is for DeBow James Dunwoody Brownson (1820-1867) 05.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“D” is for DeBow James Dunwoody Brownson (1820-1867). Editor.

“C” is for Capers, Ellison (1837-1908) 04.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“C” is for Capers, Ellison (1837-1908). Educator, soldier, minister.

“B” is for Barnwell County 03.01.2023 1:21 ↓

Barnwell District, now Barnwell County, was created in 1798 from the area formerly known as Winton County.

“A” is for Allen Brothers Milling Company 02.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“A” is for Allen Brothers Milling Company. Allen Brothers Milling Company is one of Columbia’s most celebrated landmarks.

"Q" is for Quakers 30.12.2022 1:21 ↓

"Q" is for Quakers. The Society of Friends [more commonly known as Quakers] has had a fragmented history in South Carolina.