Vesey, DenmarkIn all, related to Vesey’s plan, the Charleston courts arrested 131 slaves and free blacks. Thirty were released without trial.
Walker, George EdwardArchitect, engineer. Walker was among the first generation of architects to work professionally in South Carolina. He began practicing architecture…
Washington, WilliamSoldier. Washington was born on February 28, 1752, in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, the son of Bailey Washington and…
Waxhaws (Region)The Waxhaws is an area of vague borders in the lower South Carolina Piedmont. It was named for the Waxhaws,…
Waxhaws, Battle of the(May 29, 1780). The Battle of the Waxhaws, also known as Buford’s Massacre, was one of several incidents in the…
Wayside HospitalsWayside hospitals were formed across South Carolina during the Civil War as means to care for sick and wounded Confederate…
Westmoreland, William ChildsSoldier. Westmoreland was born in Saxon on March 26, 1914, the son of James Ripley Westmoreland and Eugenia Talley Childs.…
WestosCarolina colonists learned of this powerful Native American Savannah River nation soon after their arrival. Most lowcountry Indians feared the…
Wilkinson, Eliza YongeChronicler, letter writer. Born on February 7, 1757, on Yonge’s Island, St. Paul’s Parish, Eliza Wilkerson was the third child…
Williams, David RogersonCongressman, governor. Williams was born in Cheraw (later Darlington) District on March 8, 1776, the son of David Williams, a…
Williamson, AndrewSoldier. Williamson immigrated to Ninety Six District from his native Scotland. He was earning a living as a cattle driver…
Williamson’s Plantation, Battle of(July 12, 1780). After the British capture of Charleston in May 1780, many Whigs took protection and withdrew to their…
WinnsboroIndustry arrived in earnest at the end of the nineteenth century. Winnsboro merchants financed various industries, including the Fairfield Cotton Mills in 1896. Later renamed the Winnsboro Cotton Mills, this plant became an economic mainstay of the town throughout the twentieth century.
Woodard, Isaac, beating ofWoodard’s case gained national recognition as one of several incidents of racial discrimination against black veterans returning from service after World War II.
Woodward, HenryPhysician, Indian agent. Woodward was among the earliest English settlers of South Carolina. Little is known about his formative years,…
Woolsey, GamelPoet, novelist, memoirist. The exact year of Woolsey’s birth is not known–estimates vary from 1895 to 1900–but what is certain…
World War IWhen Congress declared war on Germany in April 1917, part of South Carolina was already on a war footing. Charleston…
World War IIPrior to the entry of the United States into World War II, the depressed South Carolina economy had already started…
Wylie, Walker GillNot only did Wylie bring new ideas into the medical community, by the mid1890s he had become interested in engineering and the process of converting water into electricity. Wylie partnered with James Buchanan Duke to create Duke Power Company, now Duke Energy Corporation.
XYZ AffairAfter Pinckney’s arrival, the French government continued to be hostile to the United States: France determined that it had no need for an American minister on its soil and demanded that Pinckney leave in January 1797.
