South Carolina from A to Z

“F” is for Fort Moultrie 08.03.2023 1:38 ↓

“F” is for Fort Moultrie. This was the site of the June 28, 1776 American victory in the Revolutionary War.

“E” is for Ellis, Mary Gordon (1890-1934). Legislator. 07.03.2023 1:38 ↓

“E” is for Ellis, Mary Gordon (1890-1934). Legislator. A native of Williamsburg County, Ellis graduated from Winthrop. In 1924 she was elected superintendent of education for Jasper County.

“D” is for Dent, Harry Shuler (1930-2007) 06.03.2023 1:38 ↓

“D” is for Dent, Harry Shuler (1930-2007). Political strategist, lay minister.

“C” is for Carolina wolf spider 03.03.2023 1:38 ↓

“C” is for Carolina wolf spider. State spider.

“B” is for Beach music 02.03.2023 1:21 ↓

“B” is for Beach music. Beach music, as it is known in the South, originated in the coastal Carolinas in the years following World War II.

“A” is for Anderson Motor Car Company 01.03.2023 1:21 ↓

“A” is for Anderson Motor Car Company. In 1915 John Gary Anderson, owner of the Rock Hill Buggy Company, realized that the era of horse-drawn transportation was coming to an end.

“W” is for Whipper, William J. (d. 1907) 28.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“W” is for Whipper, William J. (d. 1907). Legislator. Whipper was one of the most influential African American politicians in South Carolina’s Reconstruction government.

“T’ is for Tompkins, Daniel Augustus (1851-1914) 27.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“T’ is for Tompkins, Daniel Augustus (1851-1914). Industrialist, journalist.

“S” is for San Miguel de Gualdape 24.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“S” is for San Miguel de Gualdape. Founded in September 1526 by Lucas Vásquez de Allyón, San Miguel de Gualdape was the first Spanish town in the territory of the present-day United States.

“R” is for Richards, John Gardiner, Jr. (1864-1941) 23.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“R” is for Richards, John Gardiner, Jr. (1864-1941). Governor. A native of Kershaw County, Richards was an early supporter of Pitchfork Ben Tillman.

“P” is for Pendleton 22.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“P” is for Pendleton (Anderson County; 2020 population 3,499). The town of Pendleton was created in 1790 as the seat of Pendleton County.

“M” is for Maxcy, Jonathan (1768-1820) 21.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“M” is for Maxcy, Jonathan (1768-1820). College president, minister.

Legaré, James Matthews (1823-1859) 20.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“L” is for Legaré, James Matthews (1823-1859). Writer, painter, inventor.

“J” is for Johnson, William Bullein (1782-1862). 17.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“J” is for Johnson, William Bullein (1782-1862). Clergyman, educator.

“H” is for Harris, Georgia (1905-1997) 16.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“H” is for Harris, Georgia (1905-1997). Catawba potter.

“G” is for Gillespie, John Birks (1917-1993). 15.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“G” is for Gillespie, John Birks (1917-1993). Musician.

“F” is for Fort Motte 14.02.2023 1:21 ↓

Fort Motte was the plantation home of Rebecca Motte that was fortified by the British during the Revolutionary War.

“E” is for Elliott, William III (1788-1863) 13.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“E” is for Elliott, William III (1788-1863). Author, planter, politician.

“P” is for Payne, Daniel Alexander (1811-1893) 10.02.2023 1:20 ↓

“P” is for Payne, Daniel Alexander (1811-1893). Educator, clergyman.

“N” is for Noble, Patrick (ca. 1787-1840) 09.02.2023 1:20 ↓

“N” is for Noble, Patrick (ca. 1787-1840). Governor.

“M” is for Marlboro County 08.02.2023 1:20 ↓

“M” is for Marlboro County (480 square miles; 2020 population 26,376). Marlboro County was formed in 1785 and named for John Churchill, the duke of Marlboro.

“L” is for LeConte, John (1818-1891) 07.02.2023 1:20 ↓

“L” is for LeConte, John (1818-1891). Scientist, educator.

“J” is for John’s Island Presbyterian Church 06.02.2023 1:20 ↓

“J” is for John’s Island Presbyterian Church. The John’s Island Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest Presbyterian congregations in South Carolina.

“D” is for Dent, Frederick Bailey (1922-2019) 03.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“D” is for Dent, Frederick Bailey (1922-2019). Textile executive, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, diplomat.

“C” is for Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinenis 02.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“C” is for Carolina parakeet. Now extinct, the Carolina parakeet (Conuropsis carolinenis) was a dove-sized (about thirty-five centimeters long) bird with a bright green body, yellow head, and orange face.