“M” is for McNair, Robert Evander (1923-2007). Attorney, legislator, governor.

This week we'll be talking with Richard Hatcher, author of the book, Thunder in the Harbor: Fort Sumter and the Civil War. Construction of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor began after British forces captured and occupied Washington during the War of 1812 via a naval attack. The fort was still incomplete in 1861 when the Battle of Fort Sumter occurred, sparking the American Civil War.In writing Thunder in the Harbor, Rick Hatcher conducted the first modern study to document the fort from its origins up to its transfer to the National Park Service in 1948.

“L” is for Lizard Man. In midsummer 1988 a Lee County teenager spotted the Lizard Man.

“L” is for Lizard Man. In midsummer 1988 a Lee County teenager spotted the Lizard Man.

“H” is for Hilton Head Island (Beaufort County; 2020 population 37,661). Located in the southeast corner of the state Hilton Head Island is the largest of the islands that flank South Carolina’s Atlantic coast.

“H” is for Hilton Head Island (Beaufort County; 2020 population 37,661). Located in the southeast corner of the state Hilton Head Island is the largest of the islands that flank South Carolina’s Atlantic coast.

“H” is for Hillsborough Township. Located on the upper Savannah River in present-day McCormick County, Hillsborough Township was named for Wills Hill, viscount of Hillsborough and president of the British Board of Trade.

“H” is for Hillsborough Township. Located on the upper Savannah River in present-day McCormick County, Hillsborough Township was named for Wills Hill, viscount of Hillsborough and president of the British Board of Trade.

“H” is for Hill, Daniel Harvey (1821-1889). Soldier. A native of York District, Hill graduated from West Point and served in a series of important battles in the Mexican War.

“H” is for Hill, Daniel Harvey (1821-1889). Soldier. A native of York District, Hill graduated from West Point and served in a series of important battles in the Mexican War.