SC Features

If you have a chance to attend an orchestra concert anytime soon and one of the pieces on the program calls for a harp, make sure to watch the harpist’s feet. They’ll be busy.

“P” is for partisans. After the fall of Charleston in May 1780, bands of partisans, or irregular soldiers, sprang up to fight royal control of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

“P” is for partisans. After the fall of Charleston in May 1780, bands of partisans, or irregular soldiers, sprang up to fight royal control of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

“O” is for Orangeburg Massacre (February 8, 1968). On the night of February 8, 1968, police gunfire left three young men dying and twenty-seven wounded on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg.

“O” is for Orangeburg Massacre (February 8, 1968). On the night of February 8, 1968, police gunfire left three young men dying and twenty-seven wounded on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg.

“N” is for Newberry County (631 square miles; 2020 population: 38,434).

“N” is for Newberry County (631 square miles; 2020 population: 38,434).

“M” is for Manning, Richard Irvine (1789-1836). Governor, congressman.

“M” is for Manning, Richard Irvine (1789-1836). Governor, congressman.

“L” is for Laurens (Laurens County; 2020 population: 8,929).