South Carolina PlanOn April 3, 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Smith v. Allwright that the white primary in Texas was…
South Carolina Public Service AuthorityThe South Carolina Public Service Authority was established by the General Assembly in 1934 with the power to provide for…
South Carolina RailroadIn the early decades of the nineteenth century, Charleston sought to bolster its economy by attempting to attract trade from…
South Carolina ReviewThe South Carolina Review is a literary miscellany featuring short fiction, poetry, critical essays, interviews, and book reviews. Founded at…
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the BlindThis state institution is charged with the education of students with deafness, blindness, or sensory multidisabilities. It began in 1849…
South Carolina SocietyThe South Carolina Society is a social and benevolent organization established in Charleston in 1737. Its membership has included gentlemen…
South Carolina State ConstabularyThe constabulary’s prime mission of countering illegal whiskey was difficult and dangerous. Remote areas in mountains and swamps saw a near fanatical belief by residents that laws from beyond their domain held no sway in their territory. “Moonshine” liquor was part of the culture and a way some chose to earn a living when times were tough.
South Carolina State LibraryAn independent state agency on Senate Street in Columbia, the South Carolina State Library assists libraries throughout the state in…
South Carolina State MuseumSouth Carolina’s multidisciplinary State Museum opened on October 29, 1988, in the renovated Mount Vernon Mill at 301 Gervais Street…
South Carolina State Ports AuthorityThe South Carolina State Ports Authority is a state-owned enterprise established by the General Assembly in 1942 to create and…
South Carolina State UniversityThe institution was founded in 1896 in Orangeburg as the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina.…
South Carolina Wildlife FederationFounded in 1931, the South Carolina Wildlife Federation (SCWF) was established by outdoor enthusiasts concerned with protecting and preserving the…
South Carolina-Georgia borderOn June 29, 1977, an altercation between Georgia law enforcement officers and a South Carolina shrimp boat captain attracted national…
South Carolina- North Carolina borderThe histories of the two Carolinas are intertwined and yet distinct. Because of this, historians have pointed to different dates…
South Caroliniana LibraryThe South Caroliniana Library building was completed in 1840 as the central library building for South Carolina College (later the…
South Carolinians for EisenhowerSouth Carolinians for Eisenhower was formed by Columbia attorney Douglas McKay to support the candidacy of the Republican presidential nominee…
South of the BorderLocated just south of the North Carolina border near the South Carolina town of Hamer, South of the Border has…
South-Carolina GazetteThe publication of a newspaper in colonial South Carolina received its impetus from the General Assembly. The need for a…
Southern 500The Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway was the oldest and one of the most storied races on the National Association…
Southern Aviation SchoolThe Southern Aviation School in Camden, founded in November 1940 by Frank W. Hulse and Ike F. Jones of Augusta,…
