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The South Carolina Christian Action Council is a statewide ecumenical agency embracing many of the state’s major Christian denominations. It…

Established in 1989, the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League has been a leading voice in the campaign to protect and…

In March 1991 Governor Carroll Campbell appointed the thirty-eight-member Commission on Government Restructuring to devise a blueprint for enhancing the…

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education was created by the General Assembly in 1967. It replaced the Advisory Council…

Located in Columbia, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) is a state agency responsible for collecting the…

The South Carolina Department of Commerce administers South Carolina’s economic development program. Created by the General Assembly in 1945 as…

The South Carolina Department of Education is the administrative arm of the State Board of Education. The department promulgates and…

Officially formed on July 1, 1994, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) combined the non-regulatory programs of the…

Created by the General Assembly in 1967, the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (SCPRT) is charged with…

The South Carolina Educational Television Network (SCETV) is a state agency providing educational, cultural, and historical programming to South Carolinians…

The South Carolina Educational Television-Radio Network (SCETV-Radio) began broadcasting in 1972 when WETR (90.1) Greenville signed on the air, the…

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), primarily an energy firm, was formed by the merger of dozens of companies…

The South Carolina Equal Suffrage League (SCESL) was formed by the Spartanburg New Era Club and other members of the…

Museum professionals who saw the need for museum staff and volunteers to work together to strengthen South Carolina’s museums founded…

The South Carolina Good Roads Association (SCGRA) was a catalyst for change in transportation policy and road construction in the…

Operating under the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, the South Carolina Highway Patrol is a law enforcement organization that…

Located in Charleston, the South Carolina Historical Society is the state’s oldest historical society and one of South Carolina’s largest…

Held in Charleston from December 1, 1901, to June 20, 1902, the West Indian Exposition followed world’s fairs in other…

Horse racing has been a favorite sport in England since the sixteenth century and naturally found its way to the…

After the Civil War, South Carolina’s Republican politicians recognized that the lack of access to land by former slaves was…