South Carolina from A to Z

“P” is for Pinckney, Josephine Lyons Scott (1895-1957 14.03.2025 0:59 ↓

“P” is for Pinckney, Josephine Lyons Scott (1895-1957). Poet, novelist, civic leader.

“P” is for Pinckney, Henry Laurens (1794-1863) 13.03.2025 0:59 ↓

“P” is for Pinckney, Henry Laurens (1794-1863). Legislator, congressman, editor.

“M” is for Miles, William Porcher 12.03.2025 0:59 ↓

“M” is for Miles, William Porcher [1822-1899]. Educator, congressman.

“M” is for Milburn, Frank Pierce 11.03.2025 0:59 ↓

“M” is for Milburn, Frank Pierce [1868-1926]. Architect. A native of Kentucky, Milburn established a practice in Charlotte in 1896.

“M” is for Mignot, Louis Rémy (1831-1870) 10.03.2025 0:59 ↓

“M” is for Mignot, Louis Rémy (1831-1870). Painter. Some scholars have maintained that Louis Rémy Mignot “was arguably the most accomplished southern-born painter of his generation.”

“H” is for Hopsewee Plantation 07.03.2025 ↓

“H” is for Hopsewee Plantation (Georgetown County)

“H” is for Hoppin' John 06.03.2025 ↓

“H” is for Hoppin' John. Hoppin' John is a pilaf made with beans and rice that The recipe came directly to America from West Africa.

“G” is for Greenville County Museum of Art 05.03.2025 ↓

“G” is for Greenville County Museum of Art

“G” is for Greenville County 04.03.2025 ↓

“G” is for Greenville County (790 square miles; 2020 population 532,486).

“D” is for Dueling 03.03.2025 ↓

“D” is for Dueling. Duels took place in South Carolina from colonial times until 1880, when the General Assembly officially outlawed the practice.

“C” is for Citadel, The 28.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Citadel, The. The Citadel originated in 1822 as an arsenal and guard house.

“C” is for Church of England 27.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Church of England. The first Church of England, or Anglican, house of worship in South Carolina was built in Charleston about 1681.

“C” is for Circular Congregational Church 26.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Circular Congregational Church (Charleston)

“C “is for Church of the Nativity 25.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“C “is for Church of the Nativity (Union)

“C” is for Church of the Cross 24.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Church of the Cross (Bluffton)

“C” is for Civilian Conservation Corps 21.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was a New Deal federal initiative

“C” is for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 20.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. One of the seven largest African American denominations, the CME church was originally titled the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.

“B” is for Blue Ridge Railroad 19.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“B” is for Blue Ridge Railroad. Chartered in 1852, the Blue Ridge Railroad revived earlier plans to connect Charleston to the Midwest by rail.

"B” is for Blue Ridge 18.02.2025 0:59 ↓

"B” is for Blue Ridge. The Blue Ridge in South Carolina forms the smallest of the geological provinces.

“B” is for Blue granite 17.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“B” is for Blue granite. Blue granite was designated the state stone by law in 1969.

“H” is for Honey Hill, Battle of 14.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“H” is for Honey Hill, Battle of (November 30, 1864). The Battle of Honey Hill was the first in a series of engagements fought at the headwaters of the Broad River along the Charleston and Savannah Railroad in November and December 1864.

“H” is for Horry, Peter (ca .1743-1815) 13.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“H” is for Horry, Peter (ca .1743-1815). Planter, soldier, legislator.

“G" is for Greenville and Columbia Railroad 12.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“G" is for Greenville and Columbia Railroad

“D” is for DuBose, William Porcher (1836-1918) 11.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“D” is for DuBose, William Porcher (1836-1918). Professor, theologian.

“D” is for Drovers 10.02.2025 0:59 ↓

“D” is for Drovers. From the late1790s until the 1880s, livestock from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina were driven through Greenville County to the seaport of Charleston, destined for northern markets in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York or south to Florida and the West Indies.