South Carolina from A to Z

“S” is for South Carolina-North Carolina border. In 1735 the two colonies appointed a joint boundary commission that agreed the boundary should begin at a point thirty miles south of the Cape Fear River. Because of surveying errors, South Carolina's northern boundary was eleven miles south of where it should have been.

“S” is for South Carolina National Heritage Corridor. The South Carolina National Heritage Corridor is a grassroots-led heritage tourism initiative that brings together communities throughout a fourteen county region from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Oconee County to the Atlantic Ocean along Charleston and Colleton Counties.

“S “is for South Carolina Medical Association. The South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) was founded in 1848 in an effort to organize physicians from across the state.

“P” is for Preservation Society of Charleston. Founded in 1920, the Preservation Society of Charleston is the oldest community-based historic preservation organization in the United States.

“P” is for Presbyterian College. A liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Clinton, South Carolina, Presbyterian College was founded in 1880 by William Plumer Jacobs.

“P” is for Pratt, Nathaniel Alpheus (1834-1906). Chemist, engineer, inventor.

“P” is for Praise houses. Praise houses (sometimes called “prayer houses”) functioned on antebellum South Carolina plantations as both the epitome of slave culture and symbols of resistance to slaveholders' version of Christianity.

"M “is for Mullis, Kary Banks (1944-2011). Scientist.

“M” is for Mullins (Marion County; 2020 population 4,026).

“C” is for Coogler, John Gordon (1865-1901). Poet.

“C” is for Conway (Horry County; 2020 population 24,849). Conway, originally named Kingston Village, was established on a bluff of the Waccamaw River about 1735.

“C” is for Converse College. Converse College was founded in 1889 by a group of Spartanburg leaders to provide for the education of young middle-class women.

“B” is for Brewton, Miles (1731-1775). Merchant, legislator.

“B” is for Brawley, Edward McKnight (1851-1923). Missionary, educator.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (or SLED) is a highly visible investigative agency with origins that date back to 1947 when Governor Strom Thurmond issued an executive order creating the crime fighting organization with statewide authority.

In 1869 the General Assembly established the South Carolina Land Commission to purchase land for sale in plots of between twenty-five and one hundred acres, which would then be sold to landless African Americans.

“S” is for South Carolina Jockey Club. The earliest record of horse racing in South Carolina is February 1734.

“S” is for South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance. The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance (SCMA), a powerful networking, information, and lobbying group for the state's varied manufacturing industries, began as an organization for cotton mill owners in 1902.

“S” is for South Carolina Lunatic Asylum / State Hospital. The South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, located on Bull Street in Columbia, was established by the General Assembly in 1821 but did not open until 1828.

“W” is for Wofford College. A four year liberal arts college in Spartanburg, Wofford College was founded with a $100,000 bequest from Methodist minister and Spartanburg native Benjamin Wofford.

“W” is for WIS Radio and Television. WIS Radio and Television stations in Colombia played an influential role in the development of South Carolina's media as a result of being among the state's pioneer commercial broadcasters and located in the state's capital city.

“W” is for Winthrop University. Located in Rock Hill, Winthrop University traces its roots to1886 when Winthrop Training School, a teacher-training school for Columbia teachers opened.

“S” is for Sirrine, Joseph Emory (1872-1947). Architect, engineer.

“S” is for Sinclair, Bennie Lee (1939-2000). Novelist, poet.

“G” for Gullah. The term “Gullah,”or “Geechee,” describes a unique group of African Americans descended from enslaved Africans who settled in the Sea Islands and lowcountry of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina.

“C” is for Converse, Dexter Edgar (1829-1899). Industrialist.

“C” is for Continental Regiments. In the aftermath of the battles at Lexington and Concord, the Continental Congress passed resolutions that created the Continental army in June 1775. Congress then delegated the recruitment of soldiers up to the individual states

“C” is for Conroy, Donald Patrick (1945-2016). Author.

“C” is for Conner, Henry Workman (1797-1861). Merchant, banker.

“B” is for Brawley, Benjamin Griffith (1882-1939). Educator, author, editor, clergyman.

“B” is for Brown, Morris (1770-1849). Clergyman. In 1828 Morris Brown was elected as the second Bishop of the growing African Methodist Episcopal Church.

“S” is for Southern 500. The Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway was the oldest and one of the most storied races on the

“S” is for South Carolina Highway Patrol. Operating under the South Carolina Department of Safety, the South Carolina Highway Patrol is a law enforcement organization that concentrates on traffic violations.

“P” is for Post and Courier. Published in Charleston, the Post and Courier is the oldest daily newspaper in South Carolina.

“M” is for Moxon, Barbara Wischan (1921-2011). Political activist.

“G” is for Guerard, Benjamin (died 1788). Governor.

“C” is for Congaree River. At the fall line in Columbia the Broad and Saluda Rivers form the Congaree River.

“C” is for Compromise of 1808. Under the constitutions of 1778 and 1790, the House of Representatives was apportioned to benefit the lowcountry while the majority of the voting (White) population lived in the upcountry.

“C” is for Commons House of Assembly (1670 to 1776). The dominant political institution in colonial South Carolina was the Commons House of Assembly.

“B” is for Bratton, William (ca. 1742-1815). Soldier, legislator.

“B” is for Bratton, John (1831-1898). Soldier, congressman.

South Carolina Public Radio began broadcasting in 1972 as the South Carolina Educational Television Radio Network.

“S” is for South Carolina Educational Television Network. The South Carolina Educational Television Network (SCETV) is a state agency providing educational, cultural, and historic programming to South Carolina through telecom communications.

“P” is for Port Royal Naval Station. The conquest of the Sea Islands by the United States Navy in November 1861 was the beginning of more than a century of US naval involvement with Port Royal Sound.