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"C" is for Converse, Dexter Edgar. Industrialist. A native of Vermont, Converse worked in textile mills in New York before moving to Spartanburg District…

"R" is for Rainbow Row (Charleston). The vibrant paint colors applied to the exterior of neglected buildings between 79 and 107 East Bay Street became one…

"B" is for Bratton, William [ca. 1742-1815]. Soldier, legislator. Bratton was born in county Antrim, Northern Ireland and immigrated with his family to…

"S" is for Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel. The Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel is an unfinished nineteenth-century railroad tunnel located near Walhalla. In the…

“C” is for Caesars Head State Park. Located in Greenville County near the border with North Carolina, the park encompasses 7,467 acres. In the…

"M" is for Mount Dearborn Arsenal. Situated on an island in the Catawba River in Chester County, Mount Dearborn was initially conceived and selected by…

"C" is for Cooper River bridges. In 1927, a group of Charleston businessmen formed the Cooper River Bridge Company to promote the construction of a span…

“D” is for Dawson, Francis Witherspoon [1840-1889]. Journalist. Born in England and educated in London, Dawson was a romantic adventurer and espoused the…

"J" is for John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels. John D. Hollingsworth on Wheels was a Greenville-based manufacturer of steel and flexible wire clothing for…

“P” is for Palmetto Pigeon Plant.