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Beyond its popular appeal, the mermaid touched on disputes among natural historians over the fertility of “hybrid” creatures, the existence of intermediate species in the “great chain of being,” and the unity of humankind.

The debate over slavery at the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844 resulted in the division of the denomination into northern and southern branches.

Methodism was not warmly received among the planter and merchant elite classes in the lowcountry.

The roots of the Mexican War can be traced to westward expansion following the War of 1812. Many Americans, including many South Carolinians migrating west in search of cheap land, settled in northern Mexico where liberal land grants of as much as four thousand acres were available.

Charlestonians who received scientific works from Michaux included the Pinckney family, the Library Society of Charleston, the South Carolina Medical Society, and the botanist Stephen Elliott.

Michelin and South Carolina made a successful match. The company was not secretive about its conservative character and dislike of unions, and in South Carolina, Michelin found a base that suited its corporate values and business objectives.

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.

Mignot was one of the first tenants of the Tenth Street Studio Building, the earliest American facility designed specifically for artists.

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

Milburn was one of the New South’s most successful and prolific architects. He worked throughout the Southeast and designed more than 250 major buildings, primarily railroad stations and public, institutional, and commercial structures.

The Brewton House is a masterwork of early American architecture and reflects the sophisticated tastes of Charleston’s merchants on the eve of the Revolution.

After secession, Miles was selected as a representative in the provisional and regular Confederate congress.

Military education has long been popular in the American South, and South Carolina has been a leader for this type of instruction.

When the colonists set foot in South Carolina in 1670, they brought with them the traditional English concept of a militia, the idea that every citizen had a duty to assist in the defense of the community.

The mill school was a reflection of the individual community and was run with little interference from the state until the advent of the Progressive Era.

Villages often followed a simple pattern, with workers housed in rows of identical single-family houses or, in some cases, duplexes, while higher-ranking managers lived in larger houses closer to the mills in the community centers.

From his leadership at Howard and through his prolific writings, Miller became a national figure in the debate on race in America.