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“P” is for Piedmont and Northern Railway. James B. Duke planned the Piedmont and Northern [P&N] electric railway to assist in the industrialization of the Piedmont region of the Carolinas. The line...The state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. Learn more about each county by selecting a county below to explore people, places and events.
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“P” is for Piedmont and Northern Railway. James B. Duke planned the Piedmont and Northern [P&N] electric railway to assist in the industrialization of the Piedmont region of the Carolinas. The line...Audio
"M" is for McEntire Air National Guard Station. [1943-present]Audio
"P" is for Pickens. [Pickens County, population 3,012, chartered 1868] Pickens County lies in the northwestern part of South Carolina. Both the county and its seat are named in honor of Revolutionary...Audio
"B" is for Bennett, Thomas, Jr. [1781-1865]. Governor.Audio
"H" is for Hemphill, Robert Witherspoon, Sr. [1915-1983] Congressman. Jurist. Solicitor 6th Circuit. 4th Judicial Circuit.Audio
“E” is for Eutaw Springs, Battle of [September 8 1781]. The Battle of Eutaw Springs was the last major engagement in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. In the bloody encounter, some two...Audio
"B" is for Bennettsville. [1819-present] Marlboro County. Population 9,425.Audio
"A" is for Asparagus. Asparagus was an important cash crop in South Carolina from the 1910s until the mid-1930s. With cotton prices low and the boll weevil creeping closer, farmers in the "Ridge"...Audio
“C” is for Charleston Ironwork. Elements of decorative iron first appeared on Charleston buildings during the middle decades of the eighteenth century. Crafted by local blacksmiths, they closely...Audio
“L” is for Logan, Martha Daniell [1704-1779]. Horticulturist. When her father died in 1718, Martha Daniell inherited 48,000 acres on the Wando River and her father’s nursery business. Although she...