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. Philip's Church(Charleston). Located at 146 Church Street, St. Philip’s was the first English church established in South Carolina. In 1680 Originall…
St. Philip's ParishSt. Philip’s was one of the ten original parishes created by the Church Act of 1706. The parish consisted of…
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 RoadSouth Carolina’s early road system could best be described as “local option.” The roads were generally poor and were designed…
Stevenson, Ferdinan BackerLieutenant governor, civic leader, author. “Nancy” Stevenson was born on June 8, 1928, in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter…
Stewart, Thomas McCantsLawyer, civil rights leader. Born in Charleston on December 28, 1853, to free black parents, George Gilchrist Stewart and Anna…
Stoney, Samuel GaillardArchitect, author, historian, preservationist. Stoney is considered by many to be the quintessential Charlestonian. Born in Charleston on August 29,…
Stono RebellionThe Stono Rebellion was a violent albeit failed attempt by as many as one hundred slaves to reach St. Augustine…
Strawberry Chapel(Berkeley County). James Child, founder of Childsbury Town on the Cooper River in St. John’s Berkeley Parish, bequeathed an acre…
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.
Stroyer, JacobClergyman, author. Stroyer was born and raised a slave in antebellum South Carolina. After emancipation, he authored an engrossing autobiographical…
Stuart, JohnSoldier, colonial official. Stuart was born on September 25, 1718, in Inverness, Scotland, the son of John and Christian Stuart.…
Stuart's TownThe Scots disembarked near present-day Beaufort, calling their settlement Stuart’s Town. The site was promising, but Stuart’s Town lay on the disputed frontier between rival Spanish and English claims. It was also occupied by several feuding Indian nations.
Sullivan's Island(Charleston County; 2020 pop. 1,938). Sullivan’s Island was discovered in 1666 by Captain Robert Sandford and named for Captain Florence…
Sullivan's Island, Battle ofThe Battle of Sullivan’s Island was the first major patriot victory in the Revolutionary War. In February 1776, after British…
Sully, ThomasPortraitist. Sully was born on June 8 or 9, 1783, in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England, to Matthew Sully and Sarah Chester,…
Summers, Eliza AnnEducator. Summers was born on January 17, 1844, at Spruce Bank Farm near Woodbury, Connecticut. She was the youngest daughter…
Summerville(Dorchester County; 2020 pop. 53,301). Summerville, the “Flower Town in the Pines,” was established as a summer refuge for plantation…
