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Party primary elections were introduced in the nineteenth century. They were touted as a more democratic means of nominating candidates…

State animal. Found throughout North America, the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was adopted as South Carolina’s state animal in 1972.…

Composer, author. White was born on September 10, 1800, in the Padgett’s Creek section of Union District, the youngest of…

Architect. Known for his Gothic-revival designs and knowledge of Greek and Roman architecture, White was the preeminent Charleston architect of…

Playwright, painter. White was born on September 2, 1781, near Eutaw Springs at Whitehall Plantation, St. John’s Berkeley Parish, to…

Musician. White was born in Greenville on February 11, 1914. A sophisticated guitarist and singer, Broadway actor, and favorite of…

Television personality. White was born Vanna Marie Rosich in Conway on February 18, 1957, the daughter of Miguel Angel Rosich…

Clergyman. Whitefield was born on December 16, 1714, in Gloucester, England, the son of Thomas Whitefield and Elizabeth Edwards, innkeepers.…

Slave, West Point cadet, lawyer, educator. Whittaker was born on August 23, 1858, on the Camden plantation of James Chesnut,…

Architect, college president. Whittaker was born on December 30, 1892, in Sumter, the son of Johnson Chesnut Whittaker and Page…

Whitten Center was South Carolina’s first and largest institution housing persons labeled as mentally handicapped or developmentally disabled. Located in…

Physician. Whitten was born on August 12, 1886, in Pendleton, one of six children born to Edward Whitten and Martha…

U.S. senator. Lewis Trezevant Wigfall was born in Edgefield District on April 21, 1816, the son of Levi Durand Wigfall…

Legislator. Wigg was born a slave in Beaufort County around 1850. As a young boy during the Union occupation of…

A wild turkey (Meleagris gallapavo) is a large galliform (chickenlike) bird. Males weigh up to twenty pounds, and females weigh…

The 1770s Wilkes Fund Controversy forced South Carolina to recognize that its own view of the imperial constitution and the…

Chronicler, letter writer. Born on February 7, 1757, on Yonge’s Island, St. Paul’s Parish, Eliza Wilkerson was the third child…

Social reformer, black women’s club leader. Wilkinson was born in Charleston on June 23, 1870, to Richard Birnie and Anna…

College president. Wilkinson was born on February 18, 1865, in Charleston, the son of Charles Henry Wilkinson and Lavinia Smith…

Dominating Columbia’s southern skyline is the largest of the University of South Carolina’s athletics facilities, Williams Brice Stadium. From a…