South Carolina from A to Z

“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.

“B” is for Battery Wagner. 01.02.2023 1:21 ↓

“B” is for Battery Wagner. Battery Wagner was the principal fortification on Morris Island during the Civil War.

“A” is for Anderson County 31.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“A” is for Anderson County (718 square miles; 2020 population 207,036).

“W” is for Whipper, Lucille Simmons (1928-2021) 30.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“W” is for Whipper, Lucille Simmons (1928-2021). Educator, legislator.

Cocklebur encounter 28.01.2023 1:00 ↓

This plant native to North America is not good for anything! It’s poisonous, each seed covered with barbed stickers.

“T” is for Tobler, John (d. 1765) 27.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“T” is for Tobler, John (d. 1765). Promoter, publisher.

“S” is for Sampson 26.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“S” is for Sampson. Enslaved person, medical practitioner.

“R” is for Richards, James Prioleau (1894-1979) 25.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“R” is for Richards, James Prioleau (1894-1979). Congressman, diplomat.

“P” is for Pelzer, Francis Joseph (1826-1916) 24.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“P” is for Pelzer, Francis Joseph (1826-1916). Entrepreneur, textile manufacturer.

“M” is for Maverick, Samuel Augustus (1803-1870) 23.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“M” is for Maverick, Samuel Augustus (1803-1870). Lawyer, land speculator.

“L” is for Legaré, Hugh Swinton (1797-1843) 20.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“L” is for Legaré, Hugh Swinton (1797-1843). Legislator, U.S., attorney general, writer, intellectual.

“J” is for Johnson, William, Jr. (1771-1834) 19.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“J” is for Johnson, William, Jr. (1771-1834). U.S. Supreme Court justice.

“H” is for Harper, William (1790-1847) 18.01.2023 0:59 ↓

“H” is for Harper, William (1790-1847). Jurist, U.S. senator.

“G” is for Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, Jr. (1911-201) 17.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“G” is for Gilbreth, Frank Bunker, Jr. (1911-201). Writer, newspaper columnist.

“F” is for Fort Mill 16.01.2023 1:21 ↓

“F” is for Fort Mill (York County; 2020 population 24,521). Although White settlers did not arrive in the area until the late 1750s, the region was already populated by Indigenous people.

“J” is for Johns, Jasper (b. 1930) 13.01.2023 1:22 ↓

“J” is for Johns, Jasper (b. 1930). Artist. Jasper Johns is a pivotal figure of twentieth-century American art, occupying a critical position that mediates Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism.