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A Word from the Chair of the SCHS Board
Dear Friends and Members, The jarring dislocations of the last six months have profoundly altered the rhythm of our everyday lives. …
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October, 1685: Louis XIV Revokes the Edict of Nantes and French Huguenots Flee to South Carolina
October 18, 1685 In the 1560s, the number of Protestants who followed the Calvinist form of religion, or Huguenots, was increasing …
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September, 1761: Cherokees Relinquish their Hunting Lands
September 23, 1761 After more than three years of hostilities, Cherokee Indians signed a treaty with South Carolina’s Lieutenant Governor William …
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August, 1920: the Nineteenth Amendment is Ratified
August 18, 1920 There were a number of women in South Carolina who were pleased when the amendment that gave women …
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