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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“S” is for Smith, Nell Whitley (1929-2011). Legislator, educator, businesswoman. -
“S” is for Smith, Benjamin (1717-1770). Merchant, politician, planter.
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“S” is for Smith, Ellison Durant (1864-1944). In 1908 Smith stunned the political establishment by winning election to the United States Senate. He remained there for thirty-six years.
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Thanks to the widespread popularity of his instrumental hit “Guitar Boogie,” Arthur Smith became one of the best known guitarists in country music.
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Born in Charleston, Smith emerged as the leading artist of the Charleston Renaissance.
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“H” is for Hunter, John (d. 1802). Congressman, U.S. senator.
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“G” is for Grimké, Archibald Henry (1849-1930). Activist, scholar.
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“C” is for Coker, David Robert (1870-1938). Businessman, plant breeder, philanthropist.
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“C” is for Coker, Charles Westfield (1879-1931). Businessman, philanthropist, social reformer.
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“C” is for Cofitachiqui. Cofitachiqui is the name of a sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Native American chiefdom as well as one of the principal towns of that chiefdom.
