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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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“C” is for Cooper, Robert Archer (1874-1953)
6d ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“C” is for Cooper, Robert Archer (1874-1953). Governor.
Transcribe →“P” is for Purvis, Melvin Horace, Jr. (1902-1960)
1w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“P” is for Purvis, Melvin Horace, Jr. (1902-1960). Federal agent. Born in Timmonsville, Purvis gained national fame during the 1930s as the nation’s “ace G-man.”
Transcribe →“P” is for Purrysburg
1w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“P” is for Purrysburg (Jasper County). The town of Purrysburg, located on the Savannah River in present day Jasper County, was named after its founder, Jean-Pierre Purry.
Transcribe →“P” is for Punches
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“P” is for Punches. Punches have been prominent at South Carolina social gatherings for centuries.
Transcribe →“S” is for Spanish moss
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“S” is for Spanish moss. Spanish moss is gray tree-borne epiphyte native to the coastal plain of the southeastern United States.
Transcribe →“S“ is for Spanish
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“S“ is for Spanish. On a monument at the tip of Parris Island, a tile plaque proclaims, “Aqui estuvo España” (“Here was Spain”). The plaque refers to the colony of Santa Elena, located at this site (1566 to 1587).
Transcribe →“P” is for PTL Club
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“P” is for PTL Club. Based first in Charlotte, North Carolina, and then Fort Mill, South Carolina, the PTL Club (launched in 1974) was one of the most successful ventures in televangelism for much of the 1970s and 1980s.
Transcribe →“P” is for Provincials
2w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“P” is for Provincials. When warfare broke out between the colonies and Great Britain in 1775, in addition to British soldiers and German mercenaries, British officials organized loyal Americans into conventional fighting units commonly referred to as provincials.
Transcribe →“P” is for Promised Land
3w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“P” is for Promised Land (Greenwood and Abbeville counties; 2020 population 555).
Transcribe →“C” is for Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1621-1683)
3w ago00:00:59Tap to summarize“C” is for Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1621-1683). Lord proprietor.
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