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South Carolina from A to Z Historian and author Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you these brief nuggets of South Carolina's history and culture.
South Carolina from A to Z

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South Carolina from A to Z

South Carolina from A to Z

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Historian and author Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you these brief nuggets of South Carolina's history and culture.

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"G" is for Goose Creek Men

"G" is for Goose Creek Men. The Goose Creek Men were primarily English Barbadians who immigrated to South Carolina in the seventeenth century seeking land and economic advancement.

"F" is for Freed, Arthur (1894-1973)

"F" is for Freed, Arthur (1894-1973). Film producer, songwriter. Freed became best known for his musicals with MGM as he helped to fashion and energize the studio's popular musicals, including: Meet Me in St. Louis, Annie Get Your Gun, Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris, and GiGi.

"E" is for Esquerita (ca. 1935-1986)

"E" is for Esquerita (ca. 1935-1986). Musician. Born Eskew Reeder, Jr., in Greenville, Esquerita was among the wildest musical acts to grace the formative years of rock and roll.

"D" is for Dixon, Dorsey (1897-1968) and Howard Dixon (1903-1961)

"D" is for Dixon, Dorsey (1897-1968) and Howard Dixon (1903-1961). Musicians. The Dixon Brothers, popular in the mid-to-late 1930s, composed many original songs on diverse subjects, including the life and labors of textile mill workers.

"C" is for Cayce

"C" is for Cayce (Lexington County; 2020 population 13,768).

"B" is for Berkeley County

"B" is for Berkeley County (1,098 square miles; 2020 population 235,987).

"A" is for Audubon, John James (1785-1851)

"A" is for Audubon, John James (1785-1851). Artist, naturalist, ornithologist.

"W" is for Wigg, James (born ca. 1850)

"W" is for Wigg, James (born ca. 1850). Legislator. Wigg was born an enslaved person in Beaufort County.

"T" is for Tuscarora War (1711-1713)

"T" is for Tuscarora War (1711-1713). In the first decade of the eighteenth century the Tuscaroras, an Iroquoian tribe, inhabited eastern North Carolina in fifteen towns with 1,200 warriors and a population of about 4,800 people.

"S" is for Saxe-Gotha Township

"S" is for Saxe-Gotha Township. Originally laid out in 1733 as Congaree Township, Saxe-Gotha Township was located southwest of the confluence of the Broad and Saluda Rivers.

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