Simons & LaphamIn the 1920s Simons and Lapham were busy with commissions for new houses and restorations, including thirteen houses in the elite neighborhood called Yeaman’s Hall.
Simons, Katherine Drayton MayrantInterested in literary pursuits since girlhood, Simons began writing seriously while in college. Her primary love was poetry, with a focus on lyrical verse, sonnets, and nature poems.
Simpson, William DunlapLegislator, judge, governor. Simpson was born in Laurens District on October 27 1823, son of John Wells Simpson and Elizabeth…
Simpsonville(Greenville County; 2020 pop. 25,272). Incorporated on August 13, 1901, Simpsonville began many decades earlier as a crossroads hamlet where…
Sims, James MarionGynecologist, surgeon. Sims was born near Hanging Rock Creek, Lancaster District, on January 25, 1813, and named Marion in honor…
Sinclair, Bennie LeeNovelist, poet. Sinclair was born on April 15, 1939, in Greenville to Graham Sinclair and Bennie Ward. While she was…
Singleton, GeorgeShort story writer, novelist, educator. Born in Anaheim, California, on May 13, 1958, and raised in Greenwood, South Carolina, Singleton…
Sinking of the launch of the U.S. steamer Wabash, by a Confederate blockade-runner, in Charleston Harbor
Sir William Henry LytteltonWoodforde, Samuel; Sir William Henry Lyttelton (1724-1808), 1st Baron Westcote of Ballymore and 1st Lord Lyttelton, Baron of Frankley
Sirrine, Joseph EmoryArchitect, engineer. Sirrine, an important industrial architect and engineer practicing in South Carolina, was born on December 9, 1872, in…
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of MercyThe Catholic bishop John England founded the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy in Charleston in 1829, using…
Sketch of the Battle of Hobkirks Hill, near Camden, on the 25th April, 1781Sketch of the Battle of Hobkirks Hill, near Camden, on the 25th April, 1781.
Sketch of the early life of General James Gadsden. [From the Charleston Mercury, October 7th, 1848.]Sketch of the early life of General James Gadsden. [From the Charleston Mercury, October 7th, 1848.]
Slave BadgesSlave badges served as the physical proof required to demonstrate the legal status of slaves hired out by their masters.…
