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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“E” is for Ellerbe, William Haselden (1862-1899) 06.10.2022 0:59

“E” is for Ellerbe, William Haselden (1862-1899). Governor.

“D” is for Delany, Martin Robinson (1812-1885) 05.10.2022 0:59

“D” is for Delany, Martin Robinson (1812-1885). Soldier, army officer, Freedman’s Bureau official

“G” is for Gibbes, Robert Wilson (1809-1866) 04.10.2022 0:59

“G” is for Gibbes, Robert Wilson (1809-1866). Naturalist, physician.

“F” is for Fort Hill 03.10.2022 0:59

“F” is for Fort Hill (Clemson).

“N” is for North Myrtle Beach 23.09.2022 0:59

“N” is for North Myrtle Beach (Horry County; 2020 population 16,604).

“S” is for Saluda County 22.09.2022 0:59

“S” is for Saluda County (452 square miles; 2020 population 20,292).

“R” is for Rice, James Henry (1868-1935) 21.09.2022 0:59

“R” is for Rice, James Henry (1868-1935). Conservationist, writer.

“W” is for Whaley, William Burroughs Smith (1866-1929) 20.09.2022 0:59

“W” is for Whaley, William Burroughs Smith (1866-1929). Architect, engineer.

“T” is for Timothy, Peter (ca. 1725-1782) 19.09.2022 0:59

“T” is for Timothy, Peter (ca. 1725-1782). Newspaper printer, patriot.

“D” is for DeSoto’s exploration of South Carolina 16.09.2022 0:59

“D” is for DeSoto’s exploration of South Carolina (1540). Hernando DeSoto’s exploration of present-day South Carolina (April and May 1540) began in May 1539 at Tampa Bay and ended in 1543 in Mexico.

“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.