South Carolina from A to Z
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From Hilton Head to Caesars Head, and from the Lords Proprietors to Hootie and the Blowfish, historian Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z.
South Carolina from A to Z is a production of South Carolina Public Radio in partnership with the University of South Carolina Press and SC Humanities.
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“T” is for Tillman, Benjamin Ryan (1847-1918). U.S. senator, governor. -
"S” is for St. Stephen’s Parish. Established in 1754, St. Stephen’s Parish was located on the south side of the Santee River in modern Berkeley County.
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“R” is for Regulators. The Regulators were backcountry settlers who banded together in 1767 in response to a crime wave that swept their region in the aftermath of the disruptive war with the Cherokee Indians (1759-1761).
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“P” is for Peace, Roger Craft (1899-1968). Journalist, businessman, U.S. senator.
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"G” is for Gonzales, Ambrose Elliott (1857-1926). Journalist, businessman. Under the leadership of Gonzales, the State staked out its position as South Carolina’s leading progressive chronicle of the early twentieth century.
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“F” is for Frazier, Joseph William (1944-2011). Boxer. Frazier was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1980.
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“E” is for English, Alexander (b. 1954). Basketball player. By the end of his career in Denver in 1990, English had become the most prolific scorer of the 1980s.
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“D” is for Dillon County (405 square miles; 2020 population 28,292).
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“B” is for Bennett, John (1865-1956). Author, artist. A native of Ohio, Bennett published his first and most famous work Master Skylark in 1897.
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“A” is for Atlantic Beach (Horry County; 2020 population 310). A historically Black beach community, Atlantic Beach is located fifteen miles north of Myrtle beach.
