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"B" is for Brown, Thomas (1750-1825). Soldier. Brown was among the most notorious Loyalist commanders in the South during the American Revolution. He…

"S" is for Slave Labor. Slavery was work, and for most slaves it was monotonous and relatively undifferentiated labor. Lowcountry South Carolina…

"G" is for Grimké, Sarah Moore and Angelina Emily Grimké. Although members of the upper echelon of South Carolina society, the Grimké sisters rejected a…

"H" is for Huguenots. Huguenots are French Calvinists. The French Reformed church was formally founded in 1559. Because of intense religious strife in…

"C" is for Columbia, burning of (February 17-18, 1865). Columbia was in chaos when Mayor Thomas J. Goodwyn surrendered the city. Retreating Confederates…

"M" is for Moore, James, Sr. (ca. 1650-1706). Governor. Moore arrived in South Carolina from Barbados around 1675. He became a successful Indian trader…

"M" is for Mount Zion College. Established in 1777 by a group of men calling themselves the Mount Sion Society, the institution started in a small log…

"M" is for Mulberry Plantation (Berkeley County). Set on a bluff overlooking the west branch of the Cooper River, Mulberry Plantation is one of the most…

"M" is for Mullis, Kary Banks (b. 1944). Born in North Carolina, Mullis’s family moved to Columbia in 1949. He attended local schools and graduated from…

"M" is for Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. Myrtle Beach Air Force Base originated as a municipal airport. During World War II, the U.S. Army transformed it…