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"S" is for Smallpox. An acute, highly contagious disease, smallpox was a major threat in South Carolina for centuries. In the 1700s an extremely virulent…

"C" is for Coram, Thomas (ca. 1757-1811). Engraver, painter. Coram immigrated to South Carolina in 1769. By 1781 Coram, a largely self-taught artist was…

"C" is for Cornbread. Cornbread has been the most common daily bread in South Carolina since its founding. Sarah Rutledge included thirty-four variations…

"P" is for Prince George Winyah Parish. Comprising portions of modern Georgetown, Horry, Marion, and Dillon Counties, Prince George Winyah Parish was…

"S" is for Smith, Benjamin (1717-1779). Merchant, politician, planter. A native Carolinian, Smith inherited a two thousand acre plantation at the age of…

"S" is for South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. Established in 1989, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League has been a leading voice in the…

"S" is for South Carolina Commission on Government Restructuring. In March 1991 Governor Carroll Campbell appointed the thirty-eight-member Commission on…

"S" is for South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance. The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA), a powerful networking, information, and lobbying group…

"S" is for South Carolina-North Carolina border. In 1735 the two colonies appointed a joint boundary commission. From a point thirty miles south of the…

"S" is for Spartan Mills. Organized in 1888 by John H. Montgomery and other upcountry business leaders, Spartan Mills was the first textile mill built…