St. Matthew's ParishComprising the southern and eastern portions of modern Calhoun and Orangeburg Counties, St. Matthew’s Parish was established on April 12,…
St. Paul's ParishSt. Paul’s Parish was one of the original ten parishes created in South Carolina by the Church Act of 1706.…
St. Peter's ParishIn 1747 the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly established St. Peter’s Parish, bounded on the west by the Savannah…
St. Stephen's ParishEstablished on May 11, 1754, St. Stephen’s Parish was located on the south side of the Santee River in modern…
St. Thomas and St. Denis ParishLocated on the peninsula formed by the Cooper and Wando Rivers in modern Berkeley County, St. Thomas and St. Denis…
State Farmers MarketThe State Farmers Market is a three-site system of state-sponsored facilities designed to bring growers and consumers of agricultural products…
Summerville(Dorchester County; 2020 pop. 53,301). Summerville, the “Flower Town in the Pines,” was established as a summer refuge for plantation…
TenantryDating back to the colonial era, tenantry played a significant role in the agrarian society of South Carolina. Tenant farming…
TobaccoThree times in the history of South Carolina, tobacco has risen to the status of a major cash crop, and…
Tobacco BarnsTobacco curing barns have helped to define the Pee Dee landscape since the 1880s. Unlike in Burley-tobacco regions such as…
Truck FarmingTruck farming is the production of annual fruit and vegetable crops to be sold fresh. Truck farming began after the…
Union CountyDuring the Revolutionary War residents were active on both sides of the conflict and a civil war raged in what was to become Union County, while the pacifist Quakers hunkered down and rode out the storm as best they could.
Waccamaw RiverThe Waccamaw River, named for the Waccamaw nation of Native Americans, begins at Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina. The river…
Wannamaker, John EdwardAgriculturalist, civic leader. Wannamaker was born on September 12, 1851, at Poplar Spring, Orangeburg District (now Calhoun County). He was…
WatermelonsWatermelons (Citrullus lanatus) are members of the gourd family native to Africa. Both African slaves and European colonists were probably…
Watson, Ebbie Julian“Good Roads” pioneer. Watson was born in Ridge Spring on June 29, 1869, to Tillman Watson, a contractor, and Helen…
West, JosephGovernor. Nothing is known of the birth and parentage of Joseph West, who commanded the fleet that brought the first…
White LightningWhite lightning, a white whiskey made surreptitiously and illegally, was once produced in great quantities in South Carolina. It got…
Wilkinson, Robert ShawCollege president. Wilkinson was born on February 18, 1865, in Charleston, the son of Charles Henry Wilkinson and Lavinia Smith…
Williams, David RogersonCongressman, governor. Williams was born in Cheraw (later Darlington) District on March 8, 1776, the son of David Williams, a…
