Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina, was an important political and supply center for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.Much of the town was destroyed during occupation by Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman during the Carolinas Campaign in the last months of the war. Sherman was accused of having deliberately and …

The state network began in 1957, after the South Carolina General Assembly authorized a study in the use of instructional television in the state's public schools. A studio was opened in the library of Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina. The first telecourses (a French course taught by Madame Lucille Turney-High and a geometry course taught by Cornelia …

The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly.It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seating on the floor is not divided by party, but is arranged by county delegation – a legacy of the original apportionment of the …

Program history. South Carolina played its first intercollegiate game on May 2, 1895 against Wofford in Spartanburg after the faculty agreed to let the athletic teams travel outside of Columbia. After decades of lackluster performance on the diamond, Carolina's fortunes quickly changed with the hiring of former New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson in …

The Upstate is the region in the westernmost part of South Carolina, United States, also known as the Upcountry, which is the historical term. Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina. This definition coincided with the Greenville–Spartanburg–Anderson, SC …

The flag of South Carolina is a symbol of the U.S. state of South Carolina consisting of a blue field with a white palmetto tree and white crescent.Roots of this design have existed in some form since 1775, being based on one of the first Revolutionary War flags. While keeping most of its design intact since its adoption, it has varied over the years.

Gilbert is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 569 at the 2010 census. The population was 569 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area .

Geography. According to the United States Census Bureau Surfside Beach has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km 2), of which 1.9 square miles (5.0 km 2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km 2) (1.02%) is water.. History. This portion of beach was mentioned in the 1765 diary of John Bartram, botanist, who lodged at what was presumably Stephen Peak's plantation, "at the west …

St. Andrews is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 20,493 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area History. The Pine Grove Rosenwald School was listed on the National Register of ...

Elgin is an incorporated town in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States.Some portions of the town are in adjacent Richland County, South Carolina.It is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) northeast of the center of Columbia, the state's capital, and is the center of one of the ten townships that make up Kershaw County. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was …