South Carolina Highway PatrolOperating under the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, the South Carolina Highway Patrol is a law enforcement organization that…
South Carolina Law Enforcement DivisionFrom its fledgling beginnings of approximately fifteen employees, SLED grew into a state-of-the-art agency with sworn and civilian employees.
South Carolina PlanOn April 3, 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Smith v. Allwright that the white primary in Texas was…
South Carolina State ConstabularyThe constabulary’s prime mission of countering illegal whiskey was difficult and dangerous. Remote areas in mountains and swamps saw a near fanatical belief by residents that laws from beyond their domain held no sway in their territory. “Moonshine” liquor was part of the culture and a way some chose to earn a living when times were tough.
South Carolinians for EisenhowerSouth Carolinians for Eisenhower was formed by Columbia attorney Douglas McKay to support the candidacy of the Republican presidential nominee…
SpanishOn a monument at the tip of Parris Island, a tile plaque proclaims, “Aquí estuvo España” (“Here was Spain”). The…
Spartanburg(Spartanburg County; 2020 pop. 37,317). The town of Spartanburg was incorporated in 1831, its name originating from a local Revolutionary…
Spartanburg County(811 sq. miles; 2020 pop. 326,205). Spartanburg County is located in the northwestern section of South Carolina in the foothills…
Spence, Floyd DavidsonLegislator, congressman. Spence was born in Columbia on April 9, 1928, the son of J. W. and Addie Jane Spence…
Spencer, James AlexanderLegislator, educator. Spencer was born in Charleston on October 23, 1850, the eldest son of James A. Spencer, a porter,…
Spratt, John McKee, Jr.Congressman, lawyer. Spratt was born on November 1, 1942, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of John Spratt and Jane…
Springdale(Lexington County; 2020 pop. 2,732). One of the youngest towns in the Midlands, until World War II this was a…
State Council of DefenseThe State Council of Defense was South Carolina’s major public relations and propaganda arm during World War I. Created in…
State FlagSouth Carolina’s blue flag with its white crescent moon rising above the white palmetto tree is simple in design but…
State HouseThree different buildings have served as the capitol of South Carolina. Construction of the first statehouse began in June 1753…
State MottoesSouth Carolina has two official mottoes. These were engraved on the original great seal in 1777. animis opibusque parati (Prepared…
State ParksAs of 2004, South Carolina’s system of state parks consisted of forty-six properties totaling more than eighty thousand acres of…
State SealThe great seal of South Carolina was first used on a document dated May 22, 1777. It was a double-sided,…
State SymbolsAs sovereign political entities, all fifty states have adopted special symbols. In every state the first emblem was a seal,…
States' RightsThe doctrine of states’ rights, a recurring theme of South Carolina political thought, is composed of two elements: a belief…