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“B” is for Blue, Samuel Taylor, Jr., Catawba leader. Blue was born in 1872 on the Catawba Indian Reservation near Rock Hill. He served for three…

“P” is for Pocotaligo, Battle of [October 22, 1862]. In the late fall of 1862 Union forces planned an operation to break the railway connections between…

“P” is for Poellnitz, Baron Frederick Carl Hans Bruno , [1734-1801]. Nobleman, horticulturist, inventor. A native of Prussia, he settled in New York in…

“S” is for Silver Bluff Baptist Church [Beech Island]. Located near the South Carolina-Georgia state line, Silver Bluff Baptist Church is one of the…

“W” is for Woodmason, Charles [born ca. 1720]. Clergyman. Born in England, he had settled in Prince William’s Parish by the 1750s where he was active in…

“W” is for Woodrow, James [1828-1907]. Scientist, college president.. After graduating from college Woodrow became a professor at Oglethorpe University.…

“H” is for Holland, Edwin Clifford [ca. 1794-1824]. Lawyer, poet, editor. A native Charlestonian, Holland became a noted lawyer, essayist, and later…

“C” is for Christ Church Parish. Located on the low, sandy strip of land “South-east of Wandoe river,” Christ Church was one of the ten original parishes…

“C” is for the Christian Coalition. The Christian Coalition is a national organization founded in 1989 by Pat Robertson, the founder of the Christian…

“H” is for Hollis, Lawrence Peter [1883-1978]. Educator, social worker. From 1921 to 1951 Hollis served as the superintendent of the Parker School in…