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"M" is for Moultrie, John (ca. 1699-1771). Physician. A native of Scotland, Moultrie studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. He spent some time…

"M" is for Mount Dearborn Arsenal. Situated on an island in the Catawba River in Chester County, Mount Dearborn was initially conceived and selected by…

"S" is for Slave Trade. The Atlantic slave trade was one of the most important demographic, social, and economic events of the modern era. Eighteenth…

"C" is for Cook Mountain (Richland County). Cook Mountain is a twelve-hundred-acre hill located near Eastover. It stands four hundred feet above sea level…

"C" is for Corcoran, James Andrew (1820-1889). Theologian, educator, editor. Corcoran attended the boys’ Classical Academy founded in Charleston by Roman…

"C" is for Corrington, Julian Dana (1887-1979). Biologist, educator. A native of Arkansas, Corrington graduated from Cornell University. In 1921 he…

"P" is for Provincials. During the Revolution, in addition to regular British soldiers and German mercenaries, British officials organized loyal Americans…

“R” is for Ramsay, David [1749-1815]. Physician. Legislator. Historian. A native of Pennsylvania, Ramsay moved to Charleston in 1773. Almost immediately…

“W” is for Walker, William Aiken [1839-1921]. Painter. Born in Charleston, Walker probably exhibited his first paintings at the South Carolina Institute…

“B” is for Bartram, John [1699-1777] and Bartram, William [1739-1823]. Naturalists. John Bartram was a self-taught botanist. He became an influential…