Spence, Floyd DavidsonLegislator, congressman. Spence was born in Columbia on April 9, 1928, the son of J. W. and Addie Jane Spence…
Stackhouse, Eunice Temple FordEducator, clubwoman. Stackhouse was born at Blenheim in Marlboro County on December 14, 1885, to the Baptist minister Rufus Ford…
Staley, Dawn MichelleStaley’s arrival would mark a dramatic change in the fortunes of the Gamecocks women’s basketball program.
State FairThe South Carolina State Fair, formally the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society of South Carolina, was established in 1869 “to…
State Farmers MarketThe State Farmers Market is a three-site system of state-sponsored facilities designed to bring growers and consumers of agricultural products…
State Normal SchoolIn 1873 the South Carolina General Assembly, recognizing a need for trained teachers to educate African American citizens following the…
State RoadSouth Carolina’s early road system could best be described as “local option.” The roads were generally poor and were designed…
State, The(2003 circulation: 114,442 daily and 148,820 Sunday). The State is a morning daily newspaper published weekdays and Sundays in the…
Stewart, Thomas McCantsLawyer, civil rights leader. Born in Charleston on December 28, 1853, to free black parents, George Gilchrist Stewart and Anna…
Stroyer, JacobClergyman, author. Stroyer was born and raised a slave in antebellum South Carolina. After emancipation, he authored an engrossing autobiographical…
Swearingen, John EldredIn 1908 Swearingen was elected state superintendent of education, a position he would hold unopposed for fourteen years. He was quick to state that he was not political but was interested in education and saw the position as an opportunity to serve the state.
Swearingen, John Eldred, Jr.From 1934 to 1938 Swearingen attended the University of South Carolina. Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1938, he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.
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.
Taylor, Anna HeywardArtist. Born in Columbia on November 13, 1879, Taylor was the daughter of Dr. Benjamin Taylor and Marianna Heyward, both…
Taylor, JohnCongressman, governor, U.S. senator. Born near Granby on May 4, 1770, Taylor was the eldest son of the upcountry planter…
Thompson, Dorothy PerryPoet, scholar, educator. Born Dorothy Perry in Springfield, South Carolina, in 1944, Thompson grew up with five siblings in the…
Thompson, Waddy, Jr.Congressman, diplomat. Thompson was born in Pickensville on January 8, 1798, the son of Waddy Thompson, Sr., and Eliza Blackburn.…
Thornwell, James HenleyTheologian, college president. Thornwell was born on December 9, 1812, in Marlboro District, the son of James Thornwell, a plantation…
Thurmond, James StromU.S. senator, governor. Thurmond was born in Edgefield on December 5, 1902, to John William Thurmond and Eleanor Gertrude Strom.…
Tillman, James HammondLieutenant governor. Born on June 27, 1868, in Clarks Hill (now McCormick County), Tillman was the son of George D.…
