Walter Edgar

South Carolina from A to Z

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Historian and author Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z. South Carolina from A to Z is a production of South Carolina Public Radio in partnership with the University of South Carolina Press and SC Humanities.

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Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Moultrie flag 18.12.2025 0:59

“M” is for Moultrie flag. "This was the first American flag which was displayed in South Carolina.”

“M” is for Moultrie, William (1730-1805) 17.12.2025 0:59

“M” is for Moultrie, William (1730-1805). Soldier, governor.

“M “is for Moultrie, John, Jr. (1729-1798) 16.12.2025 0:59

“M “is for Moultrie, John, Jr. (1729-1798). Physician, planter, political leader.

“H” is for Hurricanes 15.12.2025 0:59

“H” is for Hurricanes. The term “hurricane” comes from the West Indian word “huracan” which means “big wind” and is used to describe severe tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean.

“G is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819) 12.12.2025 0:59

“G is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819). Legislator, jurist.

“C” is for Colonoware 11.12.2025 0:59

“C” is for Colonoware. On historic-period sites in South Carolina, archaeologists often find locally made, hand-built, unglazed pottery that was fired in open hearths rather than kilns. This broad class of pottery has been termed colonoware.

“C” is for colonial agents 10.12.2025 0:59

“C” is for colonial agents. The overseas market for rice, South Carolina ‘s principal export was restricted by Parliamentary legislation. How could South Carolina get parliament to pay attention to its particular concerns? The answer was a colonial agent.

“C” is for Colleton County 09.12.2025 0:59

“C” is for Colleton County (1,056 square miles; 2020 population 38,604).

“B” is for Boyce, Ker (1787-1854) 08.12.2025 0:59

“B” is for Boyce, Ker (1787-1854). Merchant, bank president.

“D” is for Drayton, John (1766-1822). Governor, jurist, author. 05.12.2025 0:59

“D” is for Drayton, John (1766-1822). Governor, jurist, author. Although he had a distinguished political career, Drayton is most remembered for his achievements as a writer and a botanist.

“C” is for Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885) 04.12.2025 0:59

“C” is for Chesnut, James, Jr. (1815-1885). U.S. Senator, soldier.

“C” is for Cherokees 03.12.2025 0:59

“C” is for Cherokees. The Cherokees were one of the largest southeastern Native American nations with which South Carolina colonists had contact.

“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718) 02.12.2025 0:59

“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718). Pirate. Most commonly known today as Edward Teach, Blackbeard surfaced in Jamaica in mid-1717. In eighteen months he carved an extraordinarily successful career as a pirate, creating an indelible image of “the fiercest pirate of them all” and making him a global icon.

“W” is for Willington Academy 01.12.2025 1:00

“W” is for Willington Academy. The Willington Academy of Doctor Moses Waddel, a log-constructed classical school for boys, was perhaps the most prestigious preparatory school in antebellum South Carolina.

"S” is for Sothel, Seth (d. 1694) 28.11.2025 0:59

"S” is for Sothel, Seth (d. 1694). Proprietory, governor.

“S” is for Sonoco 27.11.2025 0:59

“S” is for Sonoco. This Hartsville-based international packaging manufacturer had its beginnings in the late nineteenth century.

“S” is for Snowden, Mary Amarinthia (1819-1898) 26.11.2025 0:59

“S” is for Snowden, Mary Amarinthia (1819-1898). Philanthropist.

“S” is for Smyth, Thomas (1808-1873) 25.11.2025 0:59

“S” is for Smyth, Thomas (1808-1873). Clergyman, author.

“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942) 24.11.2025 0:59

“S” is for Smyth, Ellison Adger (1847-1942). Industrialist.

“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812) 21.11.2025 0:59

“S” is for Smith, William Loughton (1758 to 1812). Lawyer, congressman, diplomat.