St. Matthew's ParishComprising the southern and eastern portions of modern Calhoun and Orangeburg Counties, St. Matthew’s Parish was established on April 12,…
St. Michael's Church(Charleston). In 1751 the General Assembly divided Charleston into two Anglican parishes and authorized construction of a new church on…
St. Michael's ParishOn June 14, 1751, the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly passed an act dividing the city of Charleston into…
St. Paul's ParishSt. Paul’s Parish was one of the original ten parishes created in South Carolina by the Church Act of 1706.…
St. Peter's ParishIn 1747 the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly established St. Peter’s Parish, bounded on the west by the Savannah…
St. Philip's Church(Charleston). Located at 146 Church Street, St. Philip’s was the first English church established in South Carolina. In 1680 Originall…
St. Philip's ParishSt. Philip’s was one of the ten original parishes created by the Church Act of 1706. The parish consisted of…
St. Stephen's ParishEstablished on May 11, 1754, St. Stephen’s Parish was located on the south side of the Santee River in modern…
St. Thomas and St. Denis ParishLocated on the peninsula formed by the Cooper and Wando Rivers in modern Berkeley County, St. Thomas and St. Denis…
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 Council of DefenseThe State Council of Defense was South Carolina’s major public relations and propaganda arm during World War I. Created in…
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 FlagSouth Carolina’s blue flag with its white crescent moon rising above the white palmetto tree is simple in design but…
State HouseThree different buildings have served as the capitol of South Carolina. Construction of the first statehouse began in June 1753…
State MottoesSouth Carolina has two official mottoes. These were engraved on the original great seal in 1777. animis opibusque parati (Prepared…
State Normal SchoolIn 1873 the South Carolina General Assembly, recognizing a need for trained teachers to educate African American citizens following the…
State ParksAs of 2004, South Carolina’s system of state parks consisted of forty-six properties totaling more than eighty thousand acres of…
State RoadSouth Carolina’s early road system could best be described as “local option.” The roads were generally poor and were designed…
