“W” is for Waxhaws. The Waxhaws is an area of vague borders in the lower South Carolina Piedmont. It was named for the Waxhaws, an extinct tribe of Native Americans who once lived in the area.

“T” is for Thompson, Hugh Smith (1836-1904). Educator, governor. Father of South Carolina’s modern public school system and the only professional educator to be elected governor, Thompson was a native of Charleston.

“S” is for St. Paul’s Parish. St. Paul’s Parish was one of the original ten parishes created in South Carolina by the Church Act of 1706.

“R” is for Read, Jacob (ca. 1752-1816). Lawyer, U.S. senator.

“H” is for Hamilton, Paul (1762-1816)

“D” is for Daniel, William Henry (1841-1915). Farmer, businessman, tobacco pioneer.

“G is for Gantt, Harvey (b. 1943)

“F” is for Female benevolent societies

“E” is for Ebenezer colony

“P” is for partisans. After the fall of Charleston in May 1780, bands of partisans, or irregular soldiers, sprang up to fight royal control of South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.