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Andrew Jackson State Park is located in Lancaster County. Andrew Jackson claimed he was born on a South Carolina plantation that is now the area for Andrew Jackson State Park. He was known as the...
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John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher. Locke's connection with the Carolina colony was a result of his friendship with Lord Anthony Ashley-Cooper (see Anthony Ashley-Cooper). In 1669...
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Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee (1756-1818), a native Virginian, helped to gain an important American victory at the Battle of Eutaw Springs in September 1781. Appointed a Captain in the Virginia...
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Joshua Lazarus (1796-1861) was president of the congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim in Charleston from 1851-1861, and an investor whose efforts helped bring natural gas lighting to Charleston...
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John Laurens (c1755-1782) was the son of Continental Congress President Henry Laurens, and aide-de-camp to George Washington. Born in South Carolina, Laurens went to London to study law, but returned...
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Henry Laurens (1724-1792), one of South Carolina's leading figures during the Revolution, was a member of the First and Second Provincial Congresses, President of the Council of Safety, and President...
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Mary Camilla Judson (1828-1920), the sister of Charles H. Judson (see Charles Hallette Judson), was for 46 years connected with the Greenville Female College (see A Card Advertising "The Greenville...
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Charles Hallette Judson (1820-1898), a leading Baptist educator, came to South Carolina in 1857 as a professor of mathematics and mechanics at Furman University. During the Civil War he also took...
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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...
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Governor Sir Nathaniel Johnson (1644-1712) was born near Kibblesworth, Durham, England. In 1686, he was named a "Cacique," a rank in the order of nobility used by the Carolina's Lord Proprietors, and...