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"C" is for Clinton (Laurens County, 2010 population, 8,335). Clinton grew up around the intersection of two roads, one connecting Greenville with Columbia…

"G" is for Gridley, Mary Putnam (1850-1939), Civic leader, businesswoman. Gridley moved to Greenville in the 1870s where her father was active in the…

"H" is for Howard, Frank James (1909-1996). Football coach. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 1931, Howard accepted a position as…

"B" is for Brown, Edgar Allan (1888-1975). Legislator. At the age of sixteen Brown learned shorthand and became a stenographer. In 1910 he passed the…

"S" is for Slave Codes. South Carolina’s earliest formal code of law regarding slaves, established in 1690,borrowed heavily from the statutes governing…

"C" is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca. 1749-1802). U.S. senator. Born in Virginia, Colhoun moved with his family to Long Canes (present-day Abbeville…

"H" is for Humphreys, Josephine (b. 1945). Novelist. Born in Charleston, Humphreys graduated from Duke and obtained an M.F.A. from Yale. In 1970 she began…

'C" is for Conroy, Donald Patrick (1945-2016). Author. A military brat, Conroy came to South Carolina in 1961 where he attended Beaufort High School. A…

"M" is for Moultrie, William (1730-1805). Soldier, governor. In 1752, Moultrie, a native Charlestonian, was elected to the Commons House of Assembly. And,…

"C" is for Craven, Charles (1682-1754). Governor. Craven was a younger son of Sir William Craven, one of the original Lords Proprietors. He was appointed…