Sawyer, Benjamin MackDuring his remarkable tenure in office, Sawyer survived many political controversies while superintending the steady growth of the Highway Department.
SenecaAs was the case with several other upcountry towns, the arrival of the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Railroad was responsible for Seneca’s establishment.
South Carolina (Warship)Warship. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, patriot leaders of South Carolina worried about threats from the sea. Local…
South Carolina Good Roads AssociationThe South Carolina Good Roads Association (SCGRA) was a catalyst for change in transportation policy and road construction in the…
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 RailroadIn the early decades of the nineteenth century, Charleston sought to bolster its economy by attempting to attract trade from…
South Carolina State Ports AuthorityThe South Carolina State Ports Authority is a state-owned enterprise established by the General Assembly in 1942 to create and…
Southern 500The Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway was the oldest and one of the most storied races on the National Association…
Southern Aviation SchoolThe Southern Aviation School in Camden, founded in November 1940 by Frank W. Hulse and Ike F. Jones of Augusta,…
Spartanburg County(811 sq. miles; 2020 pop. 326,205). Spartanburg County is located in the northwestern section of South Carolina in the foothills…
State RoadSouth Carolina’s early road system could best be described as “local option.” The roads were generally poor and were designed…
Strawberry FerryInitially, the ferry served to transport livestock, enslaved people, carriages, and other passengers across the Cooper River to and from the short-lived town of Childsbury, which surrounded Strawberry Chapel.
Stumphouse Mountain TunnelThe Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel is an unfinished nineteenth-century railroad tunnel located near Walhalla. The variation of the name “Stump House”…
Summerville(Dorchester County; 2020 pop. 53,301). Summerville, the “Flower Town in the Pines,” was established as a summer refuge for plantation…
TourismTourism solidified its place in South Carolina’s economy during the twentieth century, but people have long flocked to the Palmetto…
TransportationIn its broadest sense, transportation pertains to the movement or conveyance of people and products, as well as the various…
Travelers Rest(Greenville County; 2020 pop. 8,202). The modern city developed in northern Greenville County near the intersection of the Buncombe Road…
UrbanizationSouth Carolina’s devotion to agriculture worked against the development of cities and towns for much of its history.
WandererThe Wanderer was a schooner built in New York and initially intended to be a racing yacht. It was later…