Learn about South Carolina. You may be surprised at what you'll find!
In addition to the topics below, you can also delve into South Carolina's history by visiting the Social Studies section.
Public schools observe John C. Calhoun's birthday, March 18, as South Carolina Day.
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The artist James Audubon (see John James Audubon) first came to Charleston in late October of 1831, and was so welcomed by its citizens, particularly the Reverend John Bachman (see John Bachman) that...
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"An Exact Prospect of Charles Town, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina," was engraved for the London Magazine in 1762, based on a painting of the bustling colonial commercial city in...
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This small engraving showing a faded sketch of the "Old Market and Court House, 1836" was probably copied from an earlier sketch of Camden as it appeared around 1820. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana...
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The town of Camden was one of the first official settlements to be laid out in the interior of South Carolina in the 1730s. Settlers flooded into the backcountry during the quarter century of peace...
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Camden's Main Street, around 1910. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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The Kershaw County Courthouse was designed by famed South Carolina architect Robert Mills and built in 1826. The original courthouse had Ionic columns; local citizens, who wanted a more "modern"...
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Pelicans nest in the Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge on Bulls Island in 1944. Photo by William Baldwin for the U.S. Biological Survey. Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.
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In 1842, a branch of the South Carolina Railroad, which had originally been built between Charleston and Hamburg (near Augusta), was constructed to connect Charleston to Columbia. The point of...
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The county courthouse and Confederate monument in Bennettsville, county seat of Marlboro County, in a 1915 postcard view. Marlboro County has been an important agricultural center (first for the...
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Belton, in Anderson County, is noted for its unusual standpipe or water tower. Here, the standpipe can be seen in the background of the Belton Square, around 1909. The town, like many other South...
