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“D” is for DeLeon, Edwin [1818-1891]. Diplomat. Writer. After graduating from the South Carolina College, DeLeon co-edited a Savannah newspaper and later,…

“B” is for Barnwell [population 5,035]. Originally located on the old Stage Coach Road from Charleston to Augusta, Barnwell was first called Red Hill. The…

“B” is for Banks, Anna DeCosta [1869-1930]. Nurse. Banks was one of the first students to earn a diploma from Hampton Institute's Training School for…

"V" is for the Venus flytrap. Often described as the most unusual plant on earth, the Venus flytrap is a terrestrial bug-eating plant native to a small…

“T” is for Table Rock in Greenville County. Table Rock is a small mountain that rises 3,197 feet above sea level and has a relatively broad summit shaped…

“R” is for Redfern, Paul Rinaldo [1902-1927]. Aviator. During World War I Redfern worked in an aircraft company in New Jersey, but returned home after the…

“C” is for “Carolina.” State song. The state’s oldest official state song is “Carolina,” with words by Henry Timrod set to music by Anne Custis Burgess.…

“A” is for Allen Brothers Milling Company. One of Columbia’s most celebrated landmarks, Allen Brothers Milling Company is known by its most enduring icon:…

"E" is for Eutaw Springs, Battle of [September 8, 1781]. The Battle of Eutaw Springs was the last major engagement in South Carolina during the…

"F" is for Fundamentalists. "Fundamentalists" is an umbrella term that takes in theologically conservative, evangelical Protestants from several…