Smith, WilliamU.S. senator. Born near the North Carolina border, Smith spent most of his life in York District. After studying with…
Smith, William LoughtonLawyer, congressman, diplomat. Smith was born on October 2, 1758, the son of the prominent merchant Benjamin Smith and Anne…
Smyth, Ellison AdgerIndustrialist. Smyth was born on October 26, 1847, in Charleston, the son of the Reverend Thomas Smyth and Margaret M.…
Smyth, ThomasClergyman, author. Smyth was born on June 14, 1808, in Belfast, Ireland, the son of Samuel Smyth, a merchant, and…
Snow's Island(Florence County). Snow’s Island, in the southeast corner of Florence County, was the legendary campsite of the Revolutionary War general…
Snowden, Mary AmarinthiaPhilanthropist. Snowden was born in Charleston on September 10, 1819, the daughter of Joseph Yates and Elizabeth Saylor. Her father,…
Society for the Preservation of SpiritualsThe city of Charleston was incorporated in 1783 with the motto “Aedes Mors Juraque Curat” (She guards her buildings, customs,…
SoilsSoils are the products of natural processes occurring on or near Earth’s surface. Water accumulation and movement, oxygen levels, plant…
SonocoThis Hartsville-based international packaging manufacturer had its beginnings in the late nineteenth century, when Major James Lide Coker and his…
South Carolina (Warship)Warship. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, patriot leaders of South Carolina worried about threats from the sea. Local…
South Carolina Arts CommissionThe South Carolina Arts Commission (SCAC) was established in 1967 as a state agency to create and operate a statewide…
South Carolina Baptist State ConventionThe historical significance of the South Carolina Baptist State Convention in the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention and other state conventions should not be ignored. Major architects of Baptist life in America—Oliver Hart, Richard Furman, Basil Manly, and William Bullein Johnson, among others—did their creative work in South Carolina.
South Carolina Botanical GardenThe South Carolina Botanical Garden (SCBG) was dedicated in 1992. Located on the Clemson University campus, the SCBG was formed…
South Carolina Budget and Control BoardSouth Carolina has historically been a “legislative state” with a tradition of a “commission” approach to government that goes at…
South Carolina Chamber of CommerceThe South Carolina Chamber of Commerce is an association organized mainly to promote and lobby the interests of business. The…
South Carolina Christian Action CouncilThe South Carolina Christian Action Council is a statewide ecumenical agency embracing many of the state’s major Christian denominations. It…
South Carolina Coastal Conservation LeagueEstablished in 1989, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League has been a leading voice in the campaign to protect and…
South Carolina Commission on Government RestructuringIn March 1991 Governor Carroll Campbell appointed the thirty-eight-member Commission on Government Restructuring to devise a blueprint for enhancing the…
South Carolina Commission on Higher EducationThe South Carolina Commission on Higher Education was created by the General Assembly in 1967. It replaced the Advisory Council…
South Carolina Department of Archives and HistoryLocated in Columbia, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) is a state agency responsible for collecting the…
