Search results for

“P” is for Pompion Hill Chapel [Berkeley County]. Built in 1763, Pompion Hill Chapel is among the finest remaining examples of the Anglican parish…

“R” is for Rose Hill Plantation [Union County]. Rose Hill Plantation was the home of South Carolina governor William Henry Gist—one of the South’s…

“W” is for Wood, Sylvia Pressley [1926-2012]. Restaurateur, author, businesswoman. Although born in Brooklyn, Wood and her mother moved to Hemingway to…

“W” is Woodward, Henry [ca. 1646-ca. 1686]. Physician, Indian agent. Woodward was one of the earliest English settlers of South Carolina. In 1666 he was a…

“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. [b. 1946]. Soldier, astronaut, Director of NASA. After graduating from the US Naval Academy, Bolden became a naval…

"F" is for Freed, Arthur [1894-1973] Film producer, songwriter. The son of Hungarian immigrants, Freed was born in Charleston, but traveled extensively…

"Z" is for Zubly, the Reverend John Joachim (1724-1781), Minister. Zubly was born in Switzerland. After being ordained a clergyman in London's German…

"C" is for Caesar (ca. 1682-ca. 1754), Slave, medical practitioner. In 1749, a member of the Commons House of Assembly informed his fellow members that “a…

"Y” is for Yeamans, Sir John [1611-1674]. Governor. Yeamans was born in Bristol, England and was a Royalist officer during the English Civil War. In 1659,…

“A” is for the ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge. Established in 1990, the ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is part of the federal system of refuges…