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“H” is for Hollings, Ernest Frederick [b. 1922]. Governor. U.S. senator. “Fritz” Hollings graduated from The Citadel and served in the U.S. Army during…

“C” is for Child labor. In the late 19th century, with the coming of the textile industry to South Carolina, there was a demand for relatively unskilled…

“C” is for Chicora, Francisco de. Indian captive. Born in the early 16th century, the man the Spaniards called “Francisco” was a native of the present-day…

“C” is for Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller [1823-1886]. Diarist. Mary Chesnut began keeping a diary in February 1861 and later revised it for publication in…

“C” is for Cheves, Langdon [1776-1857]. Legislator, congressman, bank president. A native of Abbeville, Cheves studied law in Charleston and soon had a…

“C” is for Chisolm, Julian John [1830-1903]. Physician. After graduating from the Medical College of South Carolina, Chisolm opened a practice in…

"H" is for Hines, John Elbridge [1910-1997]. Clergyman. Civil Rights advocate. A native of Seneca, Hines graduated from Sewanee and Virginia Theological…

"M" is for McTyeire, Holland Nimmons [1824-1889]. Clergyman. Educated at Cokesbury Institute and Randolph-Macon College, McTyeire was ordained in 1848 and…

"P" is for Pinckney, Eliza Lucas [ca. 1722-1793]. Planter. Matriarch. Born in the West Indies, Eliza Lucas moved to South Carolina with her family in the…

"R" is for Rivers Bridge, Battle of [February 2-3, 1865]. On February 2, 1865, the right wing of Sherman’s army attempted to cross the Salkehatchie River…