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…
Strawberry FerryInitially, the ferry served to transport livestock, enslaved people, carriages, and other passengers across the Cooper River to and from the short-lived town of Childsbury, which surrounded Strawberry Chapel.
Truck FarmingTruck farming is the production of annual fruit and vegetable crops to be sold fresh. Truck farming began after the…
White, John BlakePlaywright, painter. White was born on September 2, 1781, near Eutaw Springs at Whitehall Plantation, St. John’s Berkeley Parish, to…
Wragg, WilliamLoyalist. Wragg was born in South Carolina, the son of Samuel Wragg and Marie DuBosc. His father was a prosperous…
