Sumter, ThomasSoldier, congressman, U.S. senator. Sumter was born on August 14, 1734, in Hanover County, Virginia. His father, William, was a…
Swamp Angel“Swamp Angel” was the nickname given to a 16,500-pound rifled Parrott cannon with an eight-inch bore that briefly shelled the…
Sword of StateAt the start of each legislative day, the sergeant at arms places the sword in a cradle at the front of the president’s podium, where it rests whenever the Senate is in session. The ceremonial weapon is made of steel and gold and is thirty-nine inches long.
TabbyAlong the coasts of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas, tabby was introduced by the Spanish in the seventeenth century…
Talvande, Madame Rose and Madame Ann Marsan (Mason) TalvandeEducators. Between approximately 1816 and 1850, Madame Talvande’s Ladies Boarding School in Charleston educated the daughters of the elite families…
Tarleton, BanastreBritish soldier. Few other figures in South Carolina history have been labeled as villainous as Banastre Tarleton has. He was…
Taylor, Susie KingNurse, teacher. Born into slavery as Susan Baker near Savannah, Georgia, Taylor became free at the age of fourteen when…
The CitadelLike other southern states, South Carolina believed that a military education would instill education, discipline, character, and patriotic devotion in its young men.
Theus, JeremiahPortrait painter. Born on April 5, 1716, in Chur, Switzerland, Theus immigrated to Orangeburg Township, Carolina, in 1735 with other…
Thompson, Hugh SmithEducator, governor. Father of South Carolina’s modern public school system and the only professional educator to serve as governor, Thompson…
Timmerman, George Bell, Jr.Governor. Timmerman was born in Anderson on August 11, 1912, the son of George Bell Timmerman and Mary Vandiver Sullivan.…
Timothy, ElizabethNewspaper publisher. Little is known of Elizabeth Timothy’s origins and early life. Benjamin Franklin described her as “born and bred…
Timothy, LewisNewspaper printer. Timothy was born Louis Timothée, the son of a Huguenot who took refuge in Holland following the revocation…
Timothy, PeterNewspaper printer, patriot. Timothy was born in Holland to Louis and Elizabeth Timothée before they immigrated to Philadelphia in 1731…
Timrod, HenryPoet, essayist. Timrod was born on December 8, 1828, in Charleston, South Carolina, the only son of a bookbinder, William…
Tobler, JohnPromoter, publisher. Born in Appenzell, Switzerland, Tobler became that canton’s governor until he was removed from office in a power…
Tombee(Beaufort County). Tombee Plantation House was built by Thomas Benjamin Chaplin, for whom (“Tom B.”) it was named. A member…
Towne, Laura MatildaEducator. Towne was born on May 3, 1825, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to John Towne and Sarah Robinson. During her childhood…
Trenholm, George AlfredMerchant, financier. Trenholm was born on February 25, 1807, in Charleston, the son of William and Irene Trenholm. His father…
Trescot, William HenryWriter, diplomat, historian. Trescot was born on November 10, 1822, in Charleston, the son of Henry Trescot and Sarah McCrady.…
