TourismTourism solidified its place in South Carolina’s economy during the twentieth century, but people have long flocked to the Palmetto…
Town Theatre(Columbia). Columbia’s Town Theatre is the longest continuously operating community theater in America. The theater got its start in June…
Towne, Laura MatildaEducator. Towne was born on May 3, 1825, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to John Towne and Sarah Robinson. During her childhood…
Townes, Charles HardPhysicist, Nobel laureate. Townes was born in Greenville on July 28, 1915, the second of six children born to Henry…
Township PlanFor three decades following the founding of Charleston in 1670, population growth in South Carolina was painfully slow. Settlement remained…
Traditional MedicineTraditional medicine, although viewed as unconventional and often in contradiction to established medical practices, was once commonplace in South Carolina.…
TransportationIn its broadest sense, transportation pertains to the movement or conveyance of people and products, as well as the various…
Travelers Rest(Greenville County; 2020 pop. 8,202). The modern city developed in northern Greenville County near the intersection of the Buncombe Road…
Travis, William BarretSoldier. Travis was born on August 9, 1809, in Edgefield District, the son of Mark Travis and Jemima Stallworth. In…
Treadwell, Henrie MonteithEducator, activist. Born Henrie Dobbins Monteith in 1946 to R. Rebecca Monteith in Columbia, South Carolina, Treadwell is a third-generation…
Treaty of AugustaAt the end of the French and Indian War, John Stuart, the superintendent of Indian affairs in South Carolina, negotiated…
Trenholm, George AlfredMerchant, financier. Trenholm was born on February 25, 1807, in Charleston, the son of William and Irene Trenholm. His father…
Trescot, William HenryWriter, diplomat, historian. Trescot was born on November 10, 1822, in Charleston, the son of Henry Trescot and Sarah McCrady.…
Trott, NicholasJurist, scholar. Trott was born in London on January 19, 1663. His father, Samuel Trott, was a London merchant, but…
Truck FarmingTruck farming is the production of annual fruit and vegetable crops to be sold fresh. Truck farming began after the…
TuberculosisIn any historic survey of tuberculosis (TB) in the South, two things stand out. First, until about the 1920s it…
Tucker, Cornelia DabneyPolitical activist. Tucker was born on October 15, 1881, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the daughter of Harvey Mayfield Ramseur and…
Tugaloo RiverThe Tugaloo River is formed by the Chattooga and Tallulah Rivers near the juncture of Georgia, North Carolina, and South…
Tukey, Richard ElleryCivic leader. Richard “Dick” Tukey was a crucial figure in the post–World War II economic development of the South Carolina…
Tuomey, MichaelGeologist. Tuomey was born in county Cork, Ireland, on September 29, 1805, the son of Thomas Tuomey and Nora Foley.…
