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South Carolina was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on May 23, 1788. [1] Before it declared its independence, South Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. It seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860, [2] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. [3]
Richard Hutson (July 9, 1748 – April 12, 1795) was a Founding Father of the United States and an American lawyer, judge, politician, and planter from Charleston, South Carolina. He was born in June 1747 to Rev. William Hutson and Mary Hutson (née Woodward). [ 2 ]
South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England.Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. South Carolina was formed in 1712. By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions, expeditions and failed colonization attempts, notably the short-living French outpost of Charlesfort followed by ...
Member of the South Carolina Senate from Christ Church Parish; In office August 31, 1779 – January 1, 1787: Member of the South Carolina General Assembly from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish; In office March 25, 1776 – October 17, 1778: Personal details; Born March 21, 1748 Christ Church Parish, Mount Pleasant, Province of South Carolina
The Yamasee Indians: From Florida to South Carolina (2018) Clarke, Erskine. Our Southern Zion: A History of Calvinism in the South Carolina Low Country, 1690-1990; Coclanis, Peter A., "Global Perspectives on the Early Economic History of South Carolina," South Carolina Historical Magazine, 106 (April–July 2005), 130–46. Crane, Verner W.
1748 establishments in South Carolina (1 P) This page was last edited on 29 February 2020, at 16:51 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
Auto-Train Corporation begins running as independent line (1971), but fails in 1981; In 1983, Amtrak revives service and runs slightly renamed "Auto Train" as one of its more-heavily promoted lines. 1977: Amtrak carried 19.2 million passengers an average of 226 miles. [18] 1980: Railroads deregulated by Congress by Staggers Rail Act of 1980. [19]
"The Traditions of the Free Negro in Charleston, South Carolina". Journal of Negro History. 25 (2): 139– 152. doi:10.2307/2714595. JSTOR 2714595; Fraser, Walter J (1991). Charleston! Charleston! The History of a Southern City (Reprint ed.). Charleston, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0872497979.