Spratt, John McKee, Jr.Congressman, lawyer. Spratt was born on November 1, 1942, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of John Spratt and Jane…
Springdale(Lexington County; 2020 pop. 2,732). One of the youngest towns in the Midlands, until World War II this was a…
SpringsThe springs of South Carolina became popular destinations for the citizens of the state from the late eighteenth century through…
Springs IndustriesSprings Industries, a cotton textile company, was founded in 1887 by Samuel Elliott White of Fort Mill. Originally named Fort…
Springs, Elliott WhiteBusinessman, aviator, author. Springs was born in Lancaster on July 31, 1896, the son of Leroy Springs, a wealthy textile…
Springs, LeroyMerchant, entrepreneur, manufacturer. Springs was born in Fort Mill on November 12, 1861, the seventh of eight children of Andrew…
St. Andrew's ParishOn November 30, 1706, St. Andrew’s Day, the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly passed an act establishing the Church…
St. Andrew's Society of CharlestonThe St. Andrew’s Society is a social and benevolent organization that was founded in Charleston on November 30, 1729. Its…
St. Bartholomew's ParishOne of the ten original parishes established by the Church Act of 1706, St. Bartholomew’s Parish, located in modern Colleton…
St. Cecilia SocietyNamed for the patron saint of music, the St. Cecilia Society of Charleston was formed in 1766 as a private…
St. David's Church(Cheraw). Old St. David’s was the parish church for St. David’s Parish, established in 1768 from portions of St. Mark’s…
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. George's Dorchester ParishThe South Carolina Commons House of Assembly passed an act creating St. George’s Dorchester Parish on December 11, 1717. The…
St. Helena's ParishOn June 7, 1712, the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly passed an act designating all of the land between…
St. James Goose Creek ParishA long, narrow rectangle extending northwestward from the Cooper River through modern Charleston, Berkeley, and Orangeburg Counties, St. James Goose…
St. James Santee ParishThe parish of St. James Santee was established on April 9, 1706, and included the northeastern portions of modern Berkeley…
St. John's Berkeley ParishOne of the ten original parishes created by the Church Act of 1706, the parish of St. John’s Berkeley stretched…
St. John's Colleton ParishPreviously a part of St. Paul’s Parish, St. John’s Colleton Parish was established by the South Carolina Commons House of…
St. Luke's ParishThe South Carolina Commons House of Assembly passed an act creating St. Luke’s Parish from St. Helena’s Parish on May…
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,…
