South Carolina from A to Z

“C” is for Can-Am Days 30.11.2022 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Can-Am Days. Can-Am Days is the abbreviated name for the annual Canadian-American Days festival in the Myrtle Beach area.

“B” is for Barnwell, John (ca.1671-1724) 29.11.2022 0:59 ↓

“B” is for Barnwell, John (ca.1671-1724). Soldier.

“A” is for Allan, Sarah Campbell (1861-1954) 28.11.2022 0:59 ↓

“A” is for Allan, Sarah Campbell (1861-1954). Physician.

“L” is for Leevy, Isaac Samuel (1876-1968) 25.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“L” is for Leevy, Isaac Samuel (1876-1968). Businessman, political activist.

“J” is for Johnson, Robert (ca. 1676-1735) 24.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“J” is for Johnson, Robert (ca. 1676-1735). Governor. Born in England, Johnson was the son of proprietary governor Sir Nathaniel Johnson.

“H” is for Harper, Robert Goodloe (1765-1825) 23.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“H” is for Harper, Robert Goodloe (1765-1825). Congressman, U.S. senator.

“G” is for Gibson, Althea 22.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“G” is for Gibson, Althea (1927-2003). Tennis champion. Born in Silver (Clarendon County), Gibson was the daughter of sharecroppers.

“F” is for Fort Johnson 21.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“F” is for Fort Johnson. Located on Charleston Harbor, Fort Johnson was constructed on the northeast point of James Island in 1708.

“E” is for Elliott, Robert Brown (1842-1884) 18.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“E” is for Elliott, Robert Brown (1842-1884). Legislator, congressman.

"D” is for DeLarge, Robert Carlos (1842-1874) 17.11.2022 1:21 ↓

"D” is for DeLarge, Robert Carlos (1842-1874). Legislator, Congressman.

“C” is for Carolina gold rice 16.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“C” is for Carolina gold rice. Carolina gold rice is named for the magnificent golden color of the ripe plants in early autumn.

“B” is for Bates, Clayton (1907-1998) 15.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“B” is for Bates, Clayton (1907-1998), Tap Dancer.

“A” is for Amethyst 14.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“A” is for Amethyst. State gemstone. Amethyst is violet or purple-colored quartz.

“T” is for Timrod, Henry (1828-1867) 11.11.2022 0:59 ↓

“T” is for Timrod, Henry (1828-1867). Poet, essayist. A native Charlestonian, Timrod—hedged by poverty, frail health, and the cataclysm of the Civil War—led a brief tubercular life.

“S” is for Saluda River 10.11.2022 1:22 ↓

“S” is for Saluda River. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Greenville County, near the North Carolina/South Carolina state line, the North and South Saluda Rivers meet to form the Saluda River.

"R” is for Rice, John Andrew, Jr. (1888-1968) 09.11.2022 1:22 ↓

"R” is for Rice, John Andrew, Jr. (1888-1968). Educator, author. A prominent figure in American higher education, Rice was born in Lee County.

“P” is for Pee Dee River. 08.11.2022 1:22 ↓

“P” is for Pee Dee River. The Pee Dee is a river system that drains northeastern South Carolina and central North Carolina.

"M” is for Mathews, John (1744-1802) 07.11.2022 1:22 ↓

“M” is for Mathews, John (1744-1802). Governor. On December 14, 1782, Governor John Mathews presided over the reoccupation of Charleston by American forces.

“L” is for Lee County 04.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“L” is for Lee County (410 square miles; 2020 population 17,144).

“J” is for Johnson, Sir Nathaniel (1644-1712) 03.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“J” is for Johnson, Sir Nathaniel (1644-1712). Governor.

“H” is for Harleston, Edwin Augustus (1882-1931) 02.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“H” is for Harleston, Edwin Augustus (1882-1931). Artist, civil rights leader, businessman.

“G” is for Gibbons, Leeza (b.1957) 01.11.2022 1:21 ↓

“G” is for Gibbons, Leeza (b.1957). Television-radio host, producer.

“F” is for Fort Jackson 31.10.2022 1:21 ↓

“F” is for Fort Jackson. Established in 1917 as the Sixth National Army Cantonment and named for President Andrew Jackson, this post in Richland County was originally called Camp Jackson.

Oak leaf gall 28.10.2022 1:23 ↓

Oak apple or oak gall is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from 2 to 4 centimetres (1 to 2 in) in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. The adult female wasp lays single eggs in developing leaf buds. The wasp larvae feed on the gall t...

“E” is for Elliott, Irene Dillard (1892-1978) 28.10.2022 1:22 ↓

“E” is for Elliott, Irene Dillard (1892-1978). Educator, author, community leader.