May, 1775: Mouzon Map is Published
In May of 1775, what is known today as the “Mouzon Map” was first published in London by Robert Sayer …
Continue ReadingDec., 1762: Early Conflict between Governor and Legislature Foreshadows Revolution
On December 16, 1762, the South Carolina legislature resolved to do no further business with the governor until he recognized …
Continue ReadingMay, 1777: Treaty of DeWitt’s Corner
On May 20, 1777, delegates from the Lower Towns of the Cherokee Nation and officials from South Carolina and Georgia …
Continue ReadingFebruary, 1870: First African American elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court
February 1, 1870 Jonathan Jasper Wright was born in Pennsylvania on February 11, 1840. The son of a runaway slave, he …
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