South Carolina from A to Z

“C” is for “Carolina” 15.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“C” is for “Carolina.” State song. South Carolina’s oldest official state song is “Carolina,” with words by Henry Timrod set to music by Anne Curtis Burgess.

“B” is for Barry, Margaret Catherine Moore (1752-1823) 14.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“B” is for Barry, Margaret Catherine Moore (1752-1823). Revolutionary War heroine.

“A” is for Allston, Robert Francis Withers (1801-1864) 13.09.2022 1:00 ↓

“A” is for Allston, Robert Francis Withers (1801-1864). Legislator, governor, rice planter.

“W” is for West, Joseph (d. 1691) 12.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“W” is for West, Joseph (d. 1691). Governor.

“R” is for Ribault, Jean (ca. 1515-1565) 09.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“R” is for Ribault, Jean (ca. 1515-1565). Explorer, mariner.

“P” is for Peachtree Rock 08.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“P” is for Peachtree Rock (Lexington County). Peachtree Rock is the namesake of a 305-acre South Carolina Nature Conservancy preserve located on the Sandhills of Lexington County.

“N” is for North Greenville University 07.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“N” is for North Greenville University. North Greenville University traces its roots to the founding of North Greenville High School in 1892.

“M” is for Marvin, Robert E. (1920-2001) 06.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“M” is for Marvin, Robert E. (1920-2001). Landscape architect.

“L” is for Lee, Rudolph Edward (1876-1959) 05.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“L” is for Lee, Rudolph Edward (1876-1959). Architect. Educator.

“J” is for Johnson, Isaac Samuel Leevy (b. 1942 02.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“J” is for Johnson, Isaac Samuel Leevy (b. 1942). Attorney, legislator.

“H” is for Happyville 01.09.2022 0:59 ↓

“H” is for Happyville. Happyville was a short-lived agricultural colony settled in 1905 near Montmorenci in Aiken County by Jewish immigrants from Russia.

“G” is for Gibbes, Robert (1644-1715) 31.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“G” is for Gibbes, Robert (1644-1715). Governor.

“F” is for Forest Acres 30.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“F” is for Forest Acres (Richland County; 2020 population 10,300).

“E” is for Ellenton Riot (September 1876) 29.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“E” is for Ellenton Riot (September 1876). The Ellenton Riot was one of the many racial clashes that occurred in the tense atmosphere of the 1876 gubernatorial campaign.

“T” is for Timothy, Elizabeth (d.1757) 26.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“T” is for Timothy, Elizabeth (d.1757). Newspaper publisher.

“S” is for Salley, Eulalie Chafee (1883-1975) 25.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“S” is for Salley, Eulalie Chafee (1883-1975). Suffragist, realtor.

“R” is for Rhett, Robert Barnwell (1800-1876) 24.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“R” is for Rhett, Robert Barnwell (1800-1876). Congressman, U.S. Senator.

“P” is for Peaches 23.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“P” is for Peaches: State Fruit.

“N” is for North Charleston 22.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“N” is for North Charleston (Charleston County; 2020 population 113,886).

“M” is for Martin, Dexter Charles (1897-1982) 19.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“M” is for Martin, Dexter Charles (1897-1982). Aviation pioneer.

“L” is for Lee, Robert Greene (1886-1978) 18.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“L” is for Lee, Robert Greene (1886-1978). Clergyman. Lee was born in York County and baptized (1898) and ordained (1910) in the Fort Mill Baptist Church.

“J” is for Johnson, Harriet Catherine Frazier (1889-1972) 17.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“J” is for Johnson, Harriet Catherine Frazier (1889-1972). Legislator, state 4-H Club leader.

“H” is for Hanging Rock, Battle of (August 6, 1780) 16.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“H” is for Hanging Rock, Battle of (August 6, 1780). After the capitulation of Charleston in May 1780, the British moved quickly to gain a foothold in the South Carolina backcountry. Hanging Rock (named for a large boulder perched on a knob) was one of several outposts situated to protect the main British base at Camden.

“G” is for Gibbes, Louis Reeve (1810-1894) 15.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“G” is for Gibbes, Louis Reeve (1810-1894). Physician, scientist.

“F” is for Floyd, Carlisle Sessions (1926-2021) 12.08.2022 0:59 ↓

“F” is for Floyd, Carlisle Sessions (1926-2021). Composer. Born in Latta, Floyd studied piano at Converse College and at Syracuse University.