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South Carolina from A to Z
Hosted by Walter Edgar · EN
Historian and author Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z. South Carolina from A to Z is a production of South Carolina Public Radio in partnership with the University of South Carolina Press and SC Humanities.
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“B” is for Brodie, Laura (1908-2004)
6d ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“B” is for Brodie, Laura (1908-2004). Herpetologist. Brodie was born at Rockwood Farm five miles southeast of Leesville.
Transcribe →“B” is for Brookgreen Gardens
1w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“B” is for Brookgreen Gardens. Brookgreen Gardens was created in 1931 by the sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and her husband, Archer M. Huntington.
Transcribe →“B” is for Bristow, Gwen (1903-1980)
1w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“B” is for Bristow, Gwen (1903-1980). Novelist. By 1959 sales of Bristow’s books had reached nearly three million copies.
Transcribe →“B” is for Briggs v. Eliott (1954)
1w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“B” is for Briggs v. Eliott (1954). Briggs v. Elliot was one of five cases, collectively entitled Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County Kansas, et al., argued before the United States Supreme Court.
Transcribe →“S” is for South Carolina Wildlife Federation
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“S” is for South Carolina Wildlife Federation. Founded in 1931 the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) was established by outdoor enthusiasts concerned with protecting and preserving the natural heritage of their state.
Transcribe →“S” is for South Carolina State University
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“S” is for South Carolina State University. The institution was founded in 1896 in Orangeburg as the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina.
Transcribe →“S” is for South Carolina State Ports Authority
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“S” is for South Carolina State Ports Authority. The South Carolina State Ports Authority is a state owned enterprise established by the General Assembly in 1942 to create and operate seaports in Charleston, Georgetown, and Port Royal.
Transcribe →“S” is for South Carolina State Museum
2w ago00:59:00Tap to summarize“S” is for South Carolina State Museum. South Carolina's multidisciplinary State Museum opened in 1988.
Transcribe →“S” is for South Carolina Railroad
2w ago00:59:00Tap to summarize“S” is for South Carolina Railroad. In the early nineteenth century, Charleston sought to bolster its economy by attempting to attract trade from the west.
Transcribe →“S” is for South Carolina Public Service Authority
3w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“S” is for South Carolina Public Service Authority. The South Carolina Public Service Authority (better known as Santee Cooper) was established by the General Assembly in 1934 with the power to provide for navigation and flood control on the Santee, Congaree, and Cooper Rivers; to generate electricity; to reclaim swampland; and to reforest the state’s watersheds.
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