Hampton, Wade IIIHis election to the governor's chair in 1877 effectively ended Reconstruction in the state, and in the eyes of white South Carolinians, Hampton was more than a victorious political candidate. He was their savior.
Hamrick, Wiley CiceroHamrick’s 1931 autobiography, Life Values in the New South, examined problems faced by southern textile manufacturers, their worldview, and their values during the early twentieth century.
HanahanIn the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the land that became Hanahan was prime rice-growing acreage fronting the waters of Goose Creek.
Hancock, Gordon BlaineIn 1912 Hancock became the principal of Seneca Institute, a private coeducational school for African Americans in Oconee County. Stressing vocational education, this facility was modeled closely after Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
Hanging Rock, Battle ofThe Battle of Hanging Rock was a significant setback for British forces in the backcountry.
Hanover HouseThe one-and-one-half-story house is distinguished by two substantial exterior end chimneys, a gambrel roof with a nearly flat upper section, and cypress framing and woodwork.
HappyvilleJewish emigrants from Russia founded this short-lived agricultural colony in 1905 near Montmorenci in Aiken County.
Harbison State ForestArtifacts of South Carolina forest history are on display in and around Harbison headquarters. Among the exhibits are a working sawmill, a fire tower, a steam-powered log skidder, and a display of tools from the turpentine industry.
Harby, IsaacHarby’s journalistic career began with the publication of a short-lived literary magazine, the Quiver (1807), which was probably the first literary journal published by a Jew in the United States.
Harden, WilliamAlthough his leadership was not of the same caliber as Marion or Sumter, Harden nonetheless played an important role in reclaiming South Carolina from British control.
Harleston, Edwin AugustusHarleston was a founding member of the Charleston chapter of the NAACP in 1917 and served as its first president; by the 1920s he had also established a solid reputation as a portrait artist.
Harley, Joseph EmileIn 1904 Harley was elected to the South Carolina House from Barnwell County and served until 1908. In 1910, he was elected mayor of Barnwell, but he was forced to relinquish the position in 1918 because of a ruling that railroad lawyers could not hold public office.
Harper, Robert GoodloeHarper’s congressional career representing South Carolina lasted from 1794 until 1801.
Harper, WilliamIn 1832 Harper was a delegate to the convention that nullified the tariff and quickly established himself as a leading figures in the nullification debate.
Harrington, Anna ShortThe Quaker Oats Company hired Harrington to travel nationwide portraying “Aunt Jemima” and ultimately made her a national celebrity.
Harris, Emily Jane LilesWhen her husband reluctantly joined the state militia in late 1862, Emily maintained his journal in his absence. Her entries tell much about the struggles endured by Southern farm women in the midst of war.
Harris, GeorgiaIn 1977, at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, a titled European bought one of Harris’s Indian head pots for the unheard of price of $350. This sale made the handful of Catawba potters sit up and take notice.
Hart, OliverHe was one of the most influential religious, social, and political leaders of the pre–Revolutionary War South.
HartsvilleHartsville blossomed between 1880 and 1920, primarily due to the efforts of James Lide Coker.
Harvey, Wilson GodfreyAs governor he advocated the construction of concrete highways and higher educational standards in the public schools. He was a confirmed, enthusiastic prohibitionist and was dismayed that the Eighteenth Amendment received lukewarm support in South Carolina.