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Born near Honea Path in Anderson County, Olin D. Johnston (1896-1965) attended local schools, the Textile Industry Institute at Spartanburg, and Wofford College. While in school, Johnston worked in...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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Born near Honea Path in Anderson County, Olin D. Johnston (1896-1965) attended local schools, the Textile Industry Institute at Spartanburg, and Wofford College. While in school, Johnston worked in...Photo
Cornell A. (C.A.) Johnson, at left, is presented with gifts by Fairwold Elementary School Principal Norman Pendergrass, right, in a "This is Your Life" ceremony in 1952 honoring Johnson for his role...Video
Cheraw State Park was the first state park built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Formerly used as farm land, the park was acquired in 1934 during the Depression, so the land could be...Video
Rudy Mancke talks about a visit to the Jocassee gorges while he was a nature study leader in Pickens county.Video
Produced by Darren K. Woodland Jr., 2017 Knowitall.org Spring Semester Intern Dr. Ernest E. Just was born in Charleston, S.C. in 1883. He was an African American biologist, teacher, and scholar who...Photo
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th President of the United States, was born in Waxhaw, South Carolina, of a backcountry family. Wounded and imprisoned in the Revolutionary War before his 14th birthday...Photo
Alice DeLancey (1745-1832), a native of New York, married Ralph Izard in 1767. A son of one of the 6 great planter families who dominated the Colonial Council, Izard nevertheless became active in...Photo
Alfred Huger (1788-1872), a noted Unionist and supporter of Andrew Jackson during the Nullification Controversy, was appointed by Jackson to be Postmaster in 1834, a post he held until 1865, when he...Photo
Born in Charleston in 1922, E. "Fritz" Hollings (1922- ) received his education in local public schools and the Citadel, from which he graduated in 1942. During WWII, Hollings served in the U.S. Army...Photo
Robert Y. Hayne (1791-1839) served as governor of South Carolina from 1832-1834. Hayne was born on his family's plantation, Pon Pon, in St. Paul's Parish. After studying law under Langdon Cheves...