St. David's ParishThe backcountry parish of St. David’s was established on April 12, 1768, and included the area of modern Marlboro, Darlington,…
St. Mark's ParishSouth Carolina’s first backcountry parish and by far its largest in land area, St. Mark’s was established on May 21,…
Stackhouse, Eunice Temple FordEducator, clubwoman. Stackhouse was born at Blenheim in Marlboro County on December 14, 1885, to the Baptist minister Rufus Ford…
State Farmers MarketThe State Farmers Market is a three-site system of state-sponsored facilities designed to bring growers and consumers of agricultural products…
Sunset LodgeAn internationally known brothel, the Sunset Lodge, founded about 1936, was located in a white frame house adorned by neon…
Surfside Beach(Horry County; 2020 pop. 4,580). This popular resort town lies south of Myrtle Beach along South Carolina’s Grand Strand. The…
TobaccoThree times in the history of South Carolina, tobacco has risen to the status of a major cash crop, and…
Tuttle, JonPlaywright, scholar, educator, administrator. Jon Tuttle was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1959. He moved to New Mexico…
Venus FlytrapOften described as the most unusual plant on earth, the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula Ellis) is a terrestrial insectivorous (bug-eating) plant native to a small section of South Carolina and North Carolina within an approximately one-hundred-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Waccamaw National Wildlife RefugeWaccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established on December 1, 1997, to protect and manage diverse habitat components within an important coastal river ecosystem.
Waccamaw RiverThe Waccamaw River, named for the Waccamaw nation of Native Americans, begins at Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina. The river…
Watson, Albert WilliamLegislator, congressman. Watson was born in Sumter on August 30, 1922, the son of Claude A. Watson and Eva Clark.…
White, VannaTelevision personality. White was born Vanna Marie Rosich in Conway on February 18, 1957, the daughter of Miguel Angel Rosich…
Whittaker, Johnson ChesnutSlave, West Point cadet, lawyer, educator. Whittaker was born on August 23, 1858, on the Camden plantation of James Chesnut,…
Williams, David RogersonCongressman, governor. Williams was born in Cheraw (later Darlington) District on March 8, 1776, the son of David Williams, a…
Williamsburg County(937 sq. miles; 2020 pop. 29,825). Williamsburg County, located in the outer coastal plain and in the southern tip of…
Wilson, Charles CokerArchitect. Wilson was born on November 20, 1864, in Hartsville to Dr. Furman Edwards Wilson and Jane Lide Coker. He…
Wilson, John LydeGovernor. Wilson was born in Cheraw District in May 1784 to John Wilson and Mary Lyde. He studied law in…
Woodmason, CharlesClergyman. Little is known about Woodmason before he came to South Carolina. He was born in England and was probably…
