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Grades: 6 7 8
"L" is for Lining, John [1708-1760] Physician. Scientist.
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Historian Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z.
Lining, John | South Carolina Public Radio
Littlejohn, Cameron Bruce | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
"L" is for Littlejohn, Cameron Bruce [1913-2007] Attorney. Legislator, Jurist.
Littlejohn, Nina | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
"L" is for Littlejohn, Nina [1879-1963] Hospital Administrator.
Logan, Martha Daniell | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
“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...
Loggerhead Turtle | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
“L” is for Loggerhead Turtle. State Reptile. The loggerhead turtle, a threatened species, is one of the world’s eight living species of turtles and evolved some sixty-five million to seventy million...
Londonborough Township | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
“L” is for Londonborough Township. At times referred to as Belfast and Londonderry, the 22,000-acre Londonborough Township was laid out on Hard Labor Creek in 1762. Originally designed to provide a...
Long, William Williams | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
“L” is for Long, William Williams [1861-1934]. Agriculturalist. A native North Carolinian, Long worked his family farm before joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry. He...
Longshoreman’s Protective Union Association | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
“L” is for Longshoreman’s Protective Union Association. Chartered in 1869, the Longshoreman’s Protective Union Association [LPUA] established the legacy of a strong union presence, comprised almost...
Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education
“L” is for Longstreet, Augustus Baldwin [1790-1870]. Educator, author, clergyman, jurist. After graduating from Yale and studying law, Longstreet returned to his native Georgia where he practiced law...
Longstreet, James Peter | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education
“L” is for Longstreet, James Peter [1821-1904]. Soldier. Born in Edgefield District, Longstreet spent his formative years in Georgia and Alabama. After graduating from West Point, he had a successful...
Lords Proprietors of Carolina | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
“L” is for Lords Proprietors of Carolina. In 1663, King Charles II granted the land that became South and North Carolina to eight English noblemen: the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Albemarle, the...
Lott, Robert Bretley | South Carolina Public Radio
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Grades: 6 7 8
“L” is for Lott, Robert Bretley [b. 1958]. Author, educator. A native of California, Lott received his MFA from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Though reared in California, he considers...