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 State parks. As of 2026, South Carolina’s system of state parks consisted of forty-seven properties totaling more than 90,000 acres of land. -
“C” is for Cunningham, Ann Pamela (1816-1875). Preservationist.
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“C” is for Culp, Napoleon Brown (1929-2008). Musician. “Nappy Brown” was born in Charlotte but became identified as a South Carolina artist after settling in the Columbia area in the late 1960s.
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“C” is for Crum, William Demosthenes (1859-1912). Physician, civic leader, political activist.
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“C” is for Craven, Charles (1682-1754). Governor. Charles Craven had one of longest tenures of any proprietary-era governor, and despite political conflict and the outbreak of the Yamassee War in 1715, he was considered one of the most successful.
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“C” is for Crafts, William (1787-1826). Legislator, writer, reformer.
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“B “is for Burton, Edward Milby (1898-1977). Museum director, naturalist, historian.
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“B” is for Burt, Armistead (1802-1883). Lawyer, congressman.
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“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. (b 1942). Essayist, environmentalist, educator.
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“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham (1834-1897). Manufacturer, merchant, land developer.
