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"W" is for Wright, Louis Booker [1899-1984]. Historian, library administrator. After graduating from Wofford, Wright earned his Ph.D. in English literary…

"B" is for Bratton, John [1831-1898]. Soldier, congressman. With secession, Bratton joined a local company. In 1June 1861, he resigned his commission, and…

"A" is for Art. Throughout the history of South Carolina, art has reflected the tastes and aspirations of its citizenry. In general, South Carolinians’…

“R” is for Russell’s Magazine (1857-1860). Russell’s Magazine was the last of the southern antebellum literary magazines and arguably the best. It was the…

"C" is for Cleveland, Georgia Allen (1851-1914). Writer, activist. Georgia Allen Cleveland and her husband were noted for their generosity and charity in…

"G" is for Grimké, John Faucheraud (1752-1819). Legislator, jurist. In1774, after graduating from, Cambridge, Grimké returned to Charleston. He organized…

"W" is for Walhalla, a town in Oconee County [population 3,801]. Founded in 1850, Walhalla drew its name from the Norse mythology and means “Garden of the…

"G" is for the Gadsden Flag, a bright yellow banner with a gray, coiled rattlesnake at its center with the words "Don't Tread on Me" inscribed beneath.…

"D" is for "Dr. Buzzard." The title "Dr. Buzzard" has been claimed by numerous root workers [practitioners of West African-derived folk medicine and…

"F" is for Fire-Baptized Holiness Church. Several different groups have used this name. The initial group was formed in Iowa and taught that a Christian…