(1944-2011) Joe Frazier was a professional boxer from Beaufort, SC who defeated such greats as Muhammad Ali.
(1749-1779) Thomas Lynch, Jr. from Georgetown County, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
(1809-1866) Robert Wilson Gibbes was a physician and naturalist who wrote paleontology articles on marine fossils found in South Carolina.
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
South Carolinians during the Great Depression faced significant hardships, only relieved with the economic relief of World War II.
South Carolinians during the Great Depression faced significant hardships, only relieved with the economic relief of World War II.
South Carolinians during the Great Depression faced significant hardships, only relieved with the economic relief of World War II.
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