South Carolina from A to Z

“H” is for Hopsewee Plantation (Georgetown County)

“H” is for Hoppin' John. Hoppin' John is a pilaf made with beans and rice that The recipe came directly to America from West Africa.

“G” is for Greenville County Museum of Art

“G” is for Greenville County (790 square miles; 2020 population 532,486).

“D” is for Dueling. Duels took place in South Carolina from colonial times until 1880, when the General Assembly officially outlawed the practice.

“C” is for Citadel, The. The Citadel originated in 1822 as an arsenal and guard house.

“C” is for Church of England. The first Church of England, or Anglican, house of worship in South Carolina was built in Charleston about 1681.

“C” is for Circular Congregational Church (Charleston)

“C “is for Church of the Nativity (Union)

“C” is for Church of the Cross (Bluffton)

“C” is for Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was a New Deal federal initiative

“C” is for Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. One of the seven largest African American denominations, the CME church was originally titled the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church.

“B” is for Blue Ridge Railroad. Chartered in 1852, the Blue Ridge Railroad revived earlier plans to connect Charleston to the Midwest by rail.

"B” is for Blue Ridge. The Blue Ridge in South Carolina forms the smallest of the geological provinces.

“B” is for Blue granite. Blue granite was designated the state stone by law in 1969.

“H” is for Honey Hill, Battle of (November 30, 1864). The Battle of Honey Hill was the first in a series of engagements fought at the headwaters of the Broad River along the Charleston and Savannah Railroad in November and December 1864.

“H” is for Horry, Peter (ca .1743-1815). Planter, soldier, legislator.

“G" is for Greenville and Columbia Railroad

“D” is for DuBose, William Porcher (1836-1918). Professor, theologian.

“D” is for Drovers. From the late1790s until the 1880s, livestock from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina were driven through Greenville County to the seaport of Charleston, destined for northern markets in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York or south to Florida and the West Indies.

“C” is for Christensen, Abby Mandana Holmes (1852-1938). Folklorist.

“C” is for Christ Church Parish

“C” is for Citizens’ Councils. Founded in 1954 in Mississippi, citizens councils quickly spread across the South.

“C” is for Chisolm, Julian John (1830-1903). Physician.

“C” is for Childress, Alice (1920-1994 ). Actress, theater director, playwright, novelist.

“P” is for Pinkney, Bill (1925-2007). Musician.

“T” is for Timrod, Henry (1828-1867). Poet, essayist. A native Charlestonian, Timrod—hedged by poverty, frail health, and the cataclysm of the Civil War—led a brief tubercular life.

“S” is for Saluda River. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Greenville County, near the North Carolina/South Carolina state line, the North and South Saluda Rivers meet to form the Saluda River.

"R” is for Rice, John Andrew, Jr. (1888-1968). Educator, author. A prominent figure in American higher education, Rice was born in Lee County.

“P” is for Pee Dee River. The Pee Dee is a river system that drains northeastern South Carolina and central North Carolina.

“M” is for Mathews, John (1744-1802). Governor. On December 14, 1782, Governor John Mathews presided over the reoccupation of Charleston by American forces.

“P” is for Pines. Nine native pine species are found within South Carolina.

“L” is for Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin (1790-1879). Educator, author, clergyman.

“W” is for Williston (Barnwell County; 2020 population 2,876). Located on U.S. Highway 78 in Barnwell County, Williston is named for early settlers.

“S” is for Shell, Arthur Lee, Jr. (b. 1946). Football player, coach. In 1989, Arthur Lee Shell, Jr., was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

“S” is for Sheldon Church (Beaufort County). Moss-draped live oak trees shade the quiet burial ground that surrounds the ruined Sheldon Church of Prince William’s Parish.

“S” is for Sheheen, Robert Joseph (b. 1943). Lawyer, legislator.

“H” is for Holman, Clarence Hugh (1914-1981). Educator, author. Hugh Clarence Holman’s many honors culminated in his appointment as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

“H” is for Holmes, Francis Simmons (1815-1882). Paleontologist, museum curator.

“H” is for Hollis, Lawrence Peter (1883-1978). Educator, social worker.

“G” is for Greens. South Carolina has a long history of cooking greens

“D” is for Drayton, Percival (1812-1865). Naval officer.

“C” is for Chester County (581 square miles; 2020 population 32,294). Named for Chester County, Pennsylvania, Chester was one of seven counties created in 1785 from the old Camden Judicial District.

“P” is for Pinckney, Thomas (1750-1828). Governor, diplomat, congressman, soldier.

“P” is for Pinckney, Maria Henrietta (d. 1836). Writer. Pinckney is notable for writing a defense of nullification entitled The Quintessence of Long Speeches, Arranged as a Political Catechism.

“M” is for Middleton, Henry (1717-1784). Planter, politician, president of the Continental Congress.

“M” is for Middleton, Arthur (1742-1787). Legislator, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

“M” is for Michaux, André (1746-1802) and François-André (1770-1855). Botanists.

“L” is for Long, William Williams (1861-1934). Agriculturist.

“H” is for Hollings, Ernest Frederick (1922-2019). Governor, U.S. senator.