“E” is for Exchange Building (Charleston). One of the grandest and most significant public buildings constructed in colonial America, the Exchange and Customs House on East Bay was constructed by Peter and John Horlbeck between 1767 and 1771.

“D” is for Dorchester County (575 square miles; 2020 population 165,737).

“C” is for Charleston Museum. Founded in 1773, the Charleston Museum is the oldest municipal museum in the United States.

“C” is for Charleston Library Society. The Charleston Library Society is the third-oldest institutional library in the United States.

“B” is for Billings, John Shaw (1898-1975). When he retired in 1954, Billings was the editorial director of all Time Inc. publications.

“W” is for Williams, Hanna English (d. 1722). Naturalist. Hannah English Williams was the first female in the British colonies to gather plant and animal specimens for scientific collections.

“S” is for Secessionville, Battle of (June 16, 1862). The Civil War may have produced larger engagements with heavier casualties, but the Battle of Secessionville remains one of South Carolina’s most important.

“S” is for Seabrook, Whitemarsh Benjamin (1793-1855). Governor. As a member of the most radical political factions in the state, Seabrook urged Carolinians to prepare for secession and the military defense of the state and its institutions.

"L" is for Lyles, Bissett, Carlisle & Wolff. At its peak in the 1960s, LBC&W employed more than 350 architects, engineers, planners and support staff in states across the Southeast.

"L" is for Lutherans. While Lutherans are the third largest Protestant denomination in the United States, their numbers have never been large in the South.