South Carolina Counties

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.

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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<div>Abbeville</div>
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<div>Aiken</div>
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<div>Allendale</div>
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<div>Anderson</div>
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<div>Bamberg</div>
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<div>Barnwell</div>
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<div>Beaufort</div>
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<div>Berkeley</div>
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<div>Calhoun</div>
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<div>Charleston</div>
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<div>Cherokee</div>
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<div>Chester</div>
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<div>Chesterfield</div>
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<div>Clarendon</div>
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<div>Colleton</div>
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<div>Darlington</div>
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<div>Dillon</div>
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<div>Dorchester</div>
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<div>Edgefield</div>
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<div>Fairfield</div>
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<div>Florence</div>
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<div>Georgetown</div>
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<div>Greenville</div>
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<div>Greenwood</div>
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<div>Hampton</div>
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<div>Horry</div>
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<div>Jasper</div>
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<div>Kershaw</div>
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<div>Lancaster</div>
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<div>Laurens</div>
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<div>Lee</div>
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<div>Lexington</div>
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<div>Marion</div>
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<div>Marlboro</div>
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<div>McCormick</div>
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<div>Newberry</div>
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<div>Oconee</div>
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<div>Orangeburg</div>
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<div>Pickens</div>
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<div>Richland</div>
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<div>Saluda</div>
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<div>Spartanburg</div>
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<div>Sumter</div>
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<div>Union</div>
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<div>Williamsburg</div>
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<div>York</div>
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L. Marion Gressette
Episode 103

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In this segment, Jim Welch interviews L. Marion Gressette about his thoughts on the building dedication ceremony, and what Gressette believes were his greatest achievements and disappointments in his...
Bobby Richardson
Episode 101

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Segment one expands on Bobby Richardson’s life and career. Richardson played as second baseman for the New York Yankees for ten and a half years, and holds several World Series records! Richardson...
Catawba Pottery | South Carolina Public Radio

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"C" is for Catawba Pottery. Among the Catawba Indians in present-day York County, an unbroken chain of pottery production has helped preserve a cultural identity that was nearly lost after European...
Make Summer Count (2017) | WhatWorksSC

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As the top award recipient, Public Education Partners' Make Summer Count (Greenville County), received $5000 to support its ability to share its story and continue to expand throughout South Carolina...
Camp iRock (2017) WhatWorksSC

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Camp iRock (Pickens County), a partnership of the United Way, YMCA and the School District of Pickens County, which is a free summer camp for rising 2nd-4th below grade-level readers with the goal of...
Beech Island | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Beech Island [Aiken County; population 4,834]. Named for the beech trees growing in the wetlands of the nearby Savannah River swamp—and possibly a dead river island—Beech Island began in...
Brookgreen Gardens | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Brookgreen Gardens. The Archer M. and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Gardens at Brookgreen rests on thirty acres of display gardens in the middle of some 9,100 acres of the South Carolina...
Brown, Lucy Hughes | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Brown, Lucy Hughes (1863-1911). Physician. A native of North Carolina, Brown completed her medical training at the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. After practicing medicine in...