Voting Rights ActAccording to the United States Justice Department, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as extended in 1970, 1975, and 1982, may be the most significant civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress.
Waccamaw National Wildlife RefugeWaccamaw National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established on December 1, 1997, to protect and manage diverse habitat components within an important coastal river ecosystem.
Waccamaw RiverThe Waccamaw River, named for the Waccamaw nation of Native Americans, begins at Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina. The river…
Walhalla(Oconee County; 2020 pop. 4,460). Founded in 1850, Walhalla was a carefully planned German settlement that became the seat of…
Walker, George EdwardArchitect, engineer. Walker was among the first generation of architects to work professionally in South Carolina. He began practicing architecture…
Walker, WilliamTeacher, composer, author. Walker was born on May 6, 1809, near Cross Keys, Union District, the son of Absalom Walker…
Walker, William AikenPainter. Walker was born in Charleston on March 11, 1839, the son of John Falls Walker and Mary Elizabeth Flint.…
Walkway at FurmanA walkway on the Furman old campus in downtown Greenville, S.C., after the university's move to the new campus.
Wallace, David DuncanHistorian. Wallace was born in Columbia on May 23, 1874, the son of William Henry Wallace and Alice Amanda Lomax…
Walter Petty, architect for the restoration, on the porch of the Ainsley Hall House (Robert Mills House)
Walter, ThomasBotanist, planter, patriot, politician. Walter was probably born in Hampshire, England. His aunt Frances Knight died there in 1784. She…
