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"A" is for Atwater, Harvey Leroy [1951-1991]. Political adviser . Born in Atlanta, Atwater was raised in Columbia. He did his undergraduate work at Newbury College and received his MA in mass...S.C. History
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Atwater, Harvey LeRoy | South Carolina Public Radio
Charleston Poorhouse and Hospital | South Carolina Public Radio
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“C” is for Charleston Poorhouse and Hospital. In 1768, the Commons House of Assembly authorized the building of a Poorhouse and Hospital to care for Charleston’s growing population of paupers...
National Guard | South Carolina Public Radio
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"N" is for National Guard. The South Carolina National Guard evolved out of the state’s militia. In 1905 the organized militia was renamed the South Carolina National Guard and in 1916 all state...
AME Zion Church | South Carolina Public Radio
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“A” is for African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The A.M.E. Zion church is on of the seventh largest black denominations. It had its beginnings in New York in the early 19th century and by the...
Oliphant, Mary C. Simms | South Carolina Public Radio
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"O" is for Oliphant, Mary Chevillette Simms [1891-1988]. Historian. Born in Barnwell County, Mary C. Simms Oliphant was the granddaughter of novelist and historian William Gilmore Simms. In 1917 the...
Carson, Jane Caroline Petigru | South Carolina Public Radio
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"C" is for Carson, Jane Caroline Petigru.