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“P” is for Pinckney, Maria Henrietta [d. 1836]. Writer. The eldest daughter of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Sarah Middleton, Maria Pinckney is notable…

"W” is for Winthrop University. Winthrop University traces it origins to 1886 when the Peabody Foundation gave the Columbia City Schools a grant to open a…

“B” is for Black River. The Black River takes its name from its tea-colored waters. The river begins in the Sandhills of Lee County, and is joined at…

"L" is for LeConte, Joseph

"H" is for Hamburg.

“S” is for Secessionville, Battle of [June 16, 1862). Union general Henry Benham launched an assault on Tower Battery near the planter village of…

“M” is for Mepkin Abbey [Berkeley County]. Located on the Cooper River, Mepkin Abbey has a diverse history. In the 18th century, the property served as…

Höchst Aktiengesellschaft, a German chemical company from Frankfurt am Main was established in 1951. In 1965, Hoechst came to Spartanburg in a joint…

“S” is for Shepard, Charles Upham [1804-1886]. Chemist, mineralogist. A native of Rhode Island, in 1834 Shepard became professor of chemistry at the…

“S” is for Simkins, Modjeska Monteith [1899-1992] Educator, civil rights organizer, community activist. Simkins’s inspiration to become an advocate for…