Agriculture

As a professional horticulturist, Logan sold roots, cuttings, and seeds at her nursery. She advertised her plants and related products in the South-Carolina Gazette.

At times referred to as Belfast and Londonderry, the 22,000-acre Londonborough Township was laid out on Hard Labour Creek in 1762.

Through the Extension Service, Long helped improve crop production, the livestock industry, commodity marketing, rural cooperation, and the social life of rural South Carolina.

For as long as people of African descent have lived in Carolina, they have made baskets. The early history of the lowcountry coiled grass basket parallels the rise of rice cultivation on the southeastern coast of North America.

Lucas immigrated to South Carolina around 1786, which proved a fortuitous time and place for the arrival of a talented young millwright.

Following the war, Manning and the surrounding countryside returned to their economic mainstay—agriculture—and the town prospered.

Manning had a particular fondness for South Carolina College, his alma mater and a place he equated with conservative instruction and order.

In 1822 Manning entered politics by securing election to the state House of Representatives from Clarendon. He served until December 1824, when he resigned his seat following his election as governor.

Manning envisioned an expanded government role in confronting the problems facing South Carolina.

Travelers from Charlotte, North Carolina, call Marion “that pretty little town we go through on the way to the beach.”

Marion County was named to honor General Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War hero whose camp was hidden deep in its swamps.

After the war a penniless Marion, whose plantation had been ruined, was awarded a gold medal, a full Continental colonelcy, and command of Fort Johnson in Charleston harbor.

Marlboro County was formed on March 12, 1785, and named for John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough.

Maverick’s most lasting legacy is the application of his name as a term for unbranded cattle, which was inspired by his unbranded herd on Matagorda Peninsula. Legend has it that he refused to brand his calves because he thought that allowed him to claim all unbranded calves on the range.

Active in the South Carolina militia, he achieved the rank of brigadier general. After serving a single term in the state House of Representatives from 1844 to 1845, Means established himself as one of the leading fire-eaters in the South Carolina upcountry and vocal advocate of secession, a position put forth as a delegate to the Nashville Convention in 1850.

Middleton Place is an Ashley River plantation located on Highway 61 (Ashley River Road) just outside Charleston.

Middleton emerged as a leader within the extreme faction of the local “patriot party” by organizing and leading raids on the royal armories, and more.

His most important contribution to the Revolution began in July 1774, when he was elected to the First Continental Congress.

During his later years Middleton, a major slaveholder, was obligated to manage the rice plantations that provided the family’s income.

Migrant labor in South Carolina involves farmwork done by individuals whose principal employment is seasonal agriculture and who travel and live in temporary housing.