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“M” is for Middleton, Henry [1717-1784]. Planter, politician, president of the Continental Congress. Through inheritance, judicious investments, and…

"L" is for Longshoreman’s Protective Union Association. Chartered in 1869, the Longshoreman’s Protective Union Association [LPUA] established the legacy…

“B” is for Blue Ridge. The Blue Ridge in South Carolina forms the smallest of the state’s geological provinces. There are commonly two understandings of…

“C” is for Church of England. The beginning of the church in England can be dated to the consecration of Augustine as archbishop of Canterbury in 597.…

“C” is for Circular Congregational Church [Charleston]. The first meeting house for Dissenters [non-Anglicans] was built in 1681 and gave Meeting Street…

“M” is for Middleton Place [Dorchester County]. Middleton Place is an Ashley River Plantation located on Highway 61 [Ashley River Road], just outside…

“P” is for Poetry Society of South Carolina. This cultural organization helped revive the arts, not just in Charleston and South Carolina, but in the…

“B” is for Blues. A powerful form of secular African American musical and cultural expression, blues developed in the South around the turn of the 20th…

“C” is for Civil War [1861-1865]. Even before the state had seceded in December 1860, South Carolina had already begun making preparations for a war that…

“H” is for Holmes, Nickels John [1847-1919. Clergyman, educator. After attending the University of Edinburgh, Holmes taught school and practiced law, but…