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At one time, textiles dominated our state’s manufacturing sector, but then during the 80’s and 90’s, local companies could no longer compete with the low…

"B" is for Barnwell County [548 square miles; population 23,478]. Barnwell County originally encompassed 1,440 square miles but lost more than one-half…

Our next guest decided to start a mortgage banking company in 2008, something hindsight may say was not exactly a wise idea. It was the beginning of the…

"C" is for the Charleston Mercury. Although begun as a literary journal, the Charleston Mercury developed into one of the state’s most radical and…

"N" is for the Nathaniel Russell House. The Nathaniel Russell House is located at 51 Meeting Street in Charleston. It is considered one of the finest…

"H" is for Happyville. Happyville was a short-lived agricultural colony settled in 1905 near Montmorenci in Aiken County by Jewish immigrants from Russia.…

“A" is for Ashwood Plantation. Located in Lee County, the Ashwood Plantation Project was established as a resettlement site for tenant farmers displaced…

"P" is for Powder Magazine (Charleston). In 1703 the colonial assembly authorized the construction of a storehouse for gunpowder as part of the defenses…

"B" is for Burnettown (Aiken County; 2010 population 2,673). Incorporated in 1941, Burnettown is located in the Horses Creek Valley of Aiken County. In…

"C" is for Cannon Street Hospital and Training School for Nurses. In 1896 Alonzo G. McClennan called a meeting of Charleston's black physicians to discuss…