S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 4 8

5-minute historical visualization of the biography of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney who is an example of the enormous contribution South Carolinians made to the formation of the government of the United...
Archibald Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame
Archibald Rutledge | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Archibald Rutledge was born October 23, 1883 in McClellanville, South Carolina. He grew up at Hampton Plantation on the South Santee River. In 1904, Rutledge began writing stories, poems, and magazine...
Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame
Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 4 8

A historical visualization of Francis Marion's partisan campaigns during the American Revolution in South Carolina featuring the artwork of Illustrator James H. Palmer, Jr., combined with interviews...
Bernard Baruch | S.C. Hall of Fame
Bernard Baruch | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Bernard Mannes Baruch was by all accounts one of the most famous and influential Americans of his era -- and certainly one of the wealthiest. Born in South Carolina in 1870, Baruch was a governor of...
Henry Laurens | S.C. Hall of Fame
Henry Laurens | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 4 8

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was a rice planter, merchant, slave trader, and Revolutionary War leader. Signer of the Articles of Confederation and delegate to the...
Arthur Middleton | S.C. Hall of Fame
Arthur Middleton | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 4 8

A brief biography of the life of Arthur Middleton, statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, and historic landmarks and...
Elizabeth Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame
Elizabeth Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Elizabeth Boatwright Coker (1909-1993) was the author of nine historical romance novels. Born in Darlington, South Carolina, she was married to South Carolina industrialist James Lide Coker, III. She...
Charles Bolden | S.C. Hall of Fame
Charles Bolden | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Charles Bolden, Jr. flew on four space shuttle missions while an astronaut, and in 2009 was appointed by President Obama to be...
Bobby Richardson | S.C. Hall of Fame
Bobby Richardson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Bobby Richardson, native of Sumter, South Carolina, played second base for the New York Yankees from 1955 to 1966. He won the Gold Glove Award five times and was selected to the American League All...
Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame
Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Charles Duke, Jr. is one of only twelve people to ever walk on the Moon as part of the historic Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke...