South Carolina from A to Z
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From Hilton Head to Caesars Head, and from the Lords Proprietors to Hootie and the Blowfish, historian 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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“C” is for Columbia, burning of (February 17-18, 1865) -
“C” is for Columbia (Richland County: 2020 population 136,632). Named for Christopher Columbus and created in 1786 as the nation's first truly planned capital city, Columbia has a unique history that took shape in the wilderness near the geographic center of South Carolina.
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“R” is for Rutledge, John (ca.1739-1800). Lawyer, jurist, governor.
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“P” is for Port Royal, Battle of (November 7, 1861). The Battle of Port Royal culminated an amphibious operation designed to establish a United States military depot on the islands on the southeastern coast to carry out land and sea operations against the Confederacy.
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“M” is for Moultrie flag. "This was the first American flag which was displayed in South Carolina.”
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“M” is for Moultrie, William (1730-1805). Soldier, governor.
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“M “is for Moultrie, John, Jr. (1729-1798). Physician, planter, political leader.
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“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.
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“G is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819). Legislator, jurist.
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“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.
