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"C" is for Cockfighting. Cockfighting is a blood sport that has existed in South Carolina from colonial times to the present—despite the fact that it was…

"C" is for Coker, James Lide, Jr. (1863-1931). Entrepreneur, engineer, industrialist. After graduating from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey,…

"P" is for Praise houses. “Praise houses” (sometimes called “prayer houses”) functioned on antebellum South Carolina plantations as both the epitome of…

"H" is for Hunter, Jane Edna Iris (1882-1971). Nurse, social worker. Family circumstances forced Hunter to go into domestic service when barely in her…

"C" is for Columbia Museum of Art. The Columbia Museum of Art was established in 1950 as an art, history, and science museum—and included the Gibbes…

"C" is for Converse College. Converse College was founded in 1889 by a group of Spartanburg leaders to provide for the education of young middle-class…

"C" is for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Organized in 1992, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) is affiliated with the national body (headquartered…

"C" is Cunningham, Ann Pamela (1816-1875). Preservationist. A native of Laurens District, a riding accident left Cunningham an invalid for life. Her…

"P" is for Preservation Society of Charleston. Founded in 1920 as the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings, the Preservation Society of…

“V” is for Vesta Mills of Charleston. In 1899 Spartanburg textile manufacturer John Montgomery and New York merchant Seth Milliken purchased the…