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“S” is for Simpsonville [Greenville County; population 14,352]. Incorporated in 1901, Simpsonville began many decades earlier as a crossroads hamlet where…

“S” is for Sinclair, Bennie Lee [1939-2000]. Novelist, poet. A Greenville native, Sinclair published her first poem at the age of six. The overwhelming…

“W” is for Woodside, John Thomas [1864-1946]. Textile mill owner, entrepreneur. A Greenville native, Woodside worked in his uncle’s Reedy River…

“D” is for Donaldson Air Base. Early in World War II, the US Army Air Corps leased more than two thousand acres of land from the city and county of…

"G" is for Goose Creek Men. The Goose Creek Men were primarily English Barbadians who immigrated to South Carolina in the 17th century seeking land and…

"L" is for Little Mountain [Newberry County]. Little Mountain is a monadnock, as isolated, eroded ridge of bedrock that lies above the general level of…

“M” is for McGowan, Clelia Peronneau [1865-1956]. Civil leader. After her husband’s death, McGowan became increasingly active in civic affairs. She was…

"A" is for Abbeville County [508 square miles, population 26,167]. Abbeville was one of six counties created out of the old Ninety Six District. Its…

The South Carolina Christmas Tree Association is a group of farmers who grow Christmas trees. Trees are a crop, a renewable resource. They add oxygen to…

I mentioned yesterday that by the mid-1700's the modern flute, technically called the transverse flute, had to a great extent replaced the recorder. The…