Eliza and Harry Briggs were the petitioners in the important school desegregation case, Briggs v. Elliott.
(1902-2003) Born in Edgefield, SC, Strom Thurmond was a governor of South Carolina from 1947-1951 and the oldest and 2nd longest-serving U.S. Senator.
(1976- ) Born in Mauldin, SC, Kevin Garnett is an accomplished basketball player in the NBA. He has played with the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Boston Celtics.
Cherokee County was named for the Cherokee Indians who once made it their home. It was formed in 1897 from parts of Spartanburg, Union, and York counties, and the county seat is Gaffney. During the Revolutionary War the battle of Cowpens, an important victory for the revolutionary forces, took place there on January 17, 1781. Iron mining was an important activity in this region up to the time of the Civil War, and it is sometimes called the Old Iron District. In the mid-nineteenth century, the resort at Limestone Springs was a popular retreat for lowcountry planters. Writer Wilbur Joseph Cash (1901-1941) was a native of Cherokee County, as is actress Andie MacDowell.
(noun) - a wall of stone or earth used to hold back water and prevent flooding
Explore the 5 regions of South Carolina and find out what makes each of them unique.
Meet black legislators, sharecroppers, and white farm owners who rebuilt the South after the Civil War.
Meet black legislators, sharecroppers, and white farm owners who rebuilt the South after the Civil War.
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