South Carolina from A to Z

"R” is for Rice, John Andrew, Jr. (1888-1968). Educator, author. A prominent figure in American higher education, Rice was born in Lee County.

“P” is for Pee Dee River. The Pee Dee is a river system that drains northeastern South Carolina and central North Carolina.

“M” is for Mathews, John (1744-1802). Governor. On December 14, 1782, Governor John Mathews presided over the reoccupation of Charleston by American forces.

“L” is for Lee County (410 square miles; 2020 population 17,144).

“J” is for Johnson, Sir Nathaniel (1644-1712). Governor.

“H” is for Harleston, Edwin Augustus (1882-1931). Artist, civil rights leader, businessman.

“G” is for Gibbons, Leeza (b.1957). Television-radio host, producer.

“F” is for Fort Jackson. Established in 1917 as the Sixth National Army Cantonment and named for President Andrew Jackson, this post in Richland County was originally called Camp Jackson.

Oak apple or oak gall is the common name for a large, round, vaguely apple-like gall commonly found on many species of oak. Oak apples range in size from 2 to 4 centimetres (1 to 2 in) in diameter and are caused by chemicals injected by the larva of certain kinds of gall wasp in the family Cynipidae. The adult female wasp lays single eggs in developing leaf buds. The wasp larvae feed on the gall t...

“E” is for Elliott, Irene Dillard (1892-1978). Educator, author, community leader.

“D” is for DeLaine, Joseph Armstrong (1898-1974). Clergyman, civil rights activist. For his actions, Joseph Armstrong DeLaine was forced to flee his native state and never returned.

“C” is for Carolina Black Corps. During the latter years of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina, British commanders used African American enslaved persons, freemen, and refugees in a variety of military capacities.

“B” is for Baruch, Bernard Mannes (1870-1965). Speculator, financier, presidential adviser.

“A” is for Alston, Joseph (ca. 1778-1816). Governor. Joseph Alston’s administration was one of the most discordant in the history of the state because of several impolitic actions he took.

"S" is for South Carolina Medical Association. In 1814, members of the Medical Society of South Carolina—largely a Charleston organization—founded the South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) in an effort to organize physicians across the state.

"S" is for South Carolina Highway Patrol. Operating under the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, the South Carolina Highway Patrol is a law enforcement organization that concentrates on traffic violations.

"S" is for South Carolina-Georgia Border. On June 29, 1977, an altercation between Georgia law enforcement officers and a South Carolina shrimp boat captain attracted national attention and rekindled a controversy that would not be resolved until 1990.

On April 12, 1944, South Carolina governor Olin D. Johnston called a special session of the General Assembly and urged the legislators to repeal all primary laws from the statute books—in order to maintain white supremacy in the state’s primaries.

"S" is for South Carolina Public Radio. South Carolina Public Radio (SCPR) originated as South Carolina Educational Television-Radio and began broadcasting in 1972 when WEPR (90.1) Greenville signed on the air.

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

“S” is for Saluda (Saluda County; 2020 population 3,603).

"A” is for Allston, Washington (1779-1843). Painter, writer.

“W” is for Westos. Carolina colonists learned of this powerful Native American Savannah River nation soon after arrival.

“C” is for Carolina bays. Carolina bays are elliptical, shallow depressions found on unconsolidated sediments of the coastal plain region of eastern North America from Maryland to Florida.

“B” is for Bartram, John (1699-1777) and William Bartram (1739-1823). Naturalists.