Best L C M Press Podcasts (2025)

“L” is for Lucas, Jonathan (ca.1754-1821). Millwright. Born in England, Lucas immigrated to South Carolina around 1786, which proved a fortuitous time and place for the arrival of a talented young millwright.By Walter Edgar

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“L” is for Loyalists. Perhaps twenty-five percent of White South Carolinians either actively opposed the movement for independence or supported British authority against the state government during the American Revolution.By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Huguenots. Huguenots are French Calvinists.By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Huguenot Church (Charleston). Located at 140 Church Street, the French Protestant Huguenot church was the first Gothic Revival ecclesiastical building erected in Charleston.By Walter Edgar

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“G” is for Gregg, William (1800-1867) 0:59

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“G” is for Gregg, William (1800-1867). Manufacturer, industrial promoter.By Walter Edgar

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“G” is for Greer, Bernard Eugene (b. 194 0:59

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“G” is for Greer, Bernard Eugene (b. 1948). Writer.By Walter Edgar

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D” is for Dunovant, John (1825-1864) 0:59

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“D” is for Dunovant, John (1825-1864). Soldier.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949) 0:59

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“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949). Musician. Classified by many as a country-music artist, Martha Marshall Chapman,II, and her style nonetheless have been difficult to categorize.By Walter Edgar

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“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914) 0:59

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“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914). Writer, activist.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017) 0:59

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“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017). Soldier, astronaut.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005) 0:59

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“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005). Legislator. Boineau was the first Republican to be elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in the twentieth century.By Walter Edgar

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“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890) 0:59

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“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890). Soldier, congressman, governor.By Walter Edgar

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“W” is for Wofford College. A four year liberal arts college in Spartanburg, Wofford College was founded with a $100,000 bequest from Methodist minister and Spartanburg native Benjamin Wofford.By Walter Edgar

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“W” is for WIS Radio and Television. WIS Radio and Television stations in Colombia played an influential role in the development of South Carolina's media as a result of being among the state’s pioneer commercial broadcasters and located in the state’s capital city.By Walter Edgar

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“W” is for Winthrop University. Located in Rock Hill, Winthrop University traces its roots to1886 when Winthrop Training School, a teacher-training school for Columbia teachers opened.By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for Sirrine, Joseph Emory (1872-1947) 0:59

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“S” is for Sirrine, Joseph Emory (1872-1947). Architect, engineer.By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for Sinclair, Bennie Lee (1939-2000) 0:59

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“S” is for Sinclair, Bennie Lee (1939-2000). Novelist, poet.By Walter Edgar

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“R” is for Royal Council. The Royal Council was a twelve-man governing board created in 1720 to serve as an advisor to the governor, as a court of appeals, and as an upper house of the legislature.By Walter Edgar

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“R” is for Rosenwald Schools. In the early twentieth century, schooling for southern Blacks was neither well planned nor well supported. Julius Rosenwald, a Chicago merchant and philanthropist, made the most significant contribution to the education of southern rural Blacks of the time through construction of school buildings.…

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“P” is for Poinsett Bridge. Named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, president of the Board of Public Works (1819-1821), the Poinsett Bridge (with a span of 130 feet over Little Gap Creek) was built during the construction of the state highway from Columbia to Saluda Mountain in 1820.By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Poinsett, Joel Roberts (1779-1851) 0:59

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“P” is for Poinsett, Joel Roberts (1779-1851). Congressman, diplomat. U. S. secretary of war.By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Poetry Society of South Carolina. Those involved with the Poetry Society’s creation in 1920 espoused the idea of a local organization, with its aim to encourage all southern poets.By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Poellnitz, Baron Frederick Carl Hans Bruno (1734-1801) 0:59

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“P” is for Poellnitz, Baron Frederick Carl Hans Bruno (1734-1801).By Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Montgomery, John Henry (1833-1902) 0:59

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“M” is for Montgomery, John Henry (1833-1902). Manufacturer, merchant.By Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Montagu, Lord Charles Greville (1741-1784) 0:59

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“M” is for Montagu, Lord Charles Greville (1741-1784). Governor.By Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Moncks Corner (Berkeley County; 2020 population 12,497).By Walter Edgar

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“L” is for Lowndes, William Jones (1782-1822) 0:59

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“L” is for Lowndes, William Jones (1782-1822). Congressman. In his final important public work, William Jones Lowndes with Henry Clay led the successful effort in the house to pass the Missouri Compromise of 1820.By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for St. Mark’s Parish. South Carolina’s first backcountry parish and by far its largest in land area, St. Mark’s was established in 1757.By Walter Edgar

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“R” is for Ravenel, Harriott Horry Rutledge (1832-1912) 0:59

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“R” is for Ravenel, Harriott Horry Rutledge (1832-1912). Novelist, biographer, historian.By Walter Edgar

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"P” is for Parish, Margaret Cecile (1927-1988) 0:59

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“P” is for Parish, Margaret Cecile (1927-1988). Author.By Walter Edgar

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“O” is for Opera houses. In the period between 1880 and 1920, opera houses flourished in communities across South Carolina.By Walter Edgar

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“N” is for New Era Club. Founded in Spartanburg in 1912, the New Era Club began disguised as a study group.By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for St. Luke’s Parish. In 1767, the Commons House created St. Luke’s Parish by taking territory from St. Helena’s Parish.By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Pardo, John 0:59

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“P” is for Pardo, John. Spanish soldier, explorer.By Walter Edgar

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“O” is for O’Neall, John Belton (1793-1863) 0:59

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“O” is for O’Neall, John Belton (1793-1863). Jurist, author, social reformer, entrepreneur.By Walter Edgar

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“N” is for New Ellenton (Aiken County; 2020 population 2,189).By Walter Edgar

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“S” is for Seneca (Oconee County; 2020 population 8,850).By Walter Edgar

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“R” is for Rock Hill Movement. Following the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery and the 1960 lunch-counter sit-ins in Greensboro, African Americans in Rock Hill took the lead in energizing the civil rights movement in South Carolina.By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Pinckney, Eliza Lucas (ca. 1722-1793) 0:59

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“P” is for Pinckney, Eliza Lucas (ca. 1722-1793). Planter, matriarch.By Walter Edgar

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“P” is for Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825) 0:59

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“P” is for Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825). Soldier, statesman, diplomat.By Walter Edgar

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“M” is for Mennonites. The Mennonites of South Carolina are a Protestant group descended from the Anabaptists of the Reformation.By Walter Edgar

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“L” is for Lowndes, Rawlins (1721-1800) 0:59

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“L” is for Lowndes, Rawlins (1721-1800). Jurist, governor.By Walter Edgar

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“L” is for lowcountry baskets. Far as long as people of African descent have lived in South Carolina, they have made baskets.By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Huger, Isaac (1743-1797) 0:59

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“H” is for Huger, Isaac (1743-1797). Soldier. Isaac Huger was General Nathanael Greene’s second in command of the Southern Department.By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Huger, Daniel Elliott (1779-1854) 0:59

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“H” is for Huger, Daniel Elliott (1779-1854). Jurist, U. S. Senator.By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Huck, Christian (d. 1780) 0:59

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“H” is for Huck, Christian (d. 1780). Soldier.By Walter Edgar

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“H” is for Howard, Frank James (1909-1996) 0:59

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“H” is for Howard, Frank James (1909-1996). Football coach. Howard brought attention to the Clemson football program as much as with his colorful, entertaining personality as with his victories.By Walter Edgar

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“G” is for Greer (Greenville County; 2020 population 35,316).By Walter Edgar