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"C" is for Coker, James Lide, Sr. (1837-1918). Businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist. Coker was educated at St. David’s Academy, the Citadel, and…

"B" is for Burnettown (Aiken County; 2010 population 2,673). Incorporated in 1941, Burnettown is located in the Horses Creek Valley of Aiken County. In…

"G" is for Grits. Grits is (or are) the coarse-to-fine ground product of a milling process whereby the hull of the dried corn kernel is popped open and…

"G" is for Guerard, Benjamin (d. 1788). Governor. Guerard studied law in England and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1761. He served in the…

"B" is for Butler, Matthew Calbraith (1836-1909). Soldier, U.S. senator. In June 1861, the Edgefield Hussars—with Butler as captain—were mustered into…

"C" is for the Cold War (1945-1991). The cold war was the period of intense ideological and military competition between the United States and the Soviet…

"H" is for Hyer, Helen von Kolonitz (1896-1983). Poet, writer. While still in her teens, Hyer published her first poems. She joined the Poetry Society in…

"C" is for Columbia Mills. The Columbia Mills Company, the first textile mill in the world to be powered exclusively by electricity, was chartered in…

"M" is for Mount Pleasant (Charleston County; 2010 population 67,843). Lying on the north side of Charleston harbor, Mount Pleasant occupies what was…

"M" is for Moxon, Barbara Wischan (1921-2011). Political activist. A native of Philadelphia, in 1963, Moxon and her husband moved to Columbia where she…