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"A" is for Adams, James Hopkins.

“C” is for Charleston Single House. The single house is the building form most closely associated with eighteenth-century Charleston architecture. It…

"K" is for Kershaw County.

"G" is for Galphin, George.

“P” is for Pinckney, Bill [1925-2007]. Musician. A native of Dalzell in Sumter County, Pinckney began singing gospel songs as a child while working in…

"G" is for Greenville County [790 square miles; population 379,616]. Greenville County was created in 1786 out of former Cherokee lands. In 1788 the…

“H” is for Hollywood [Charleston County; population 3,946]. A local automobile sticker declares “We are the real Hollywood,” but no tourist would confuse…

“C” is for The Citadel. The Citadel originated in 1822 as an arsenal and guardhouse to defend white Charlestonians from possible slave uprisings. In 1842,…

“P” is for Poets Laureate. The South Carolina General Assembly made the title of state poet laureate official in 1934, proclaiming, “the governor may name…

“S is for Simmons, Philip [1912-2009]. Blacksmith. Born on Daniel Island, Simmons was apprenticed to Peter Simmons, an elderly wheelwright. From Peter,…