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Thirteen Colonies, the

(Encyclopedia) Thirteen Colonies, the, term used for the colonies of British North America that joined together in the American Revolution against the mother country, adopted the Declaration of…

Marion, Francis

(Encyclopedia) Marion, FrancisMarion, Francismârˈēən [key], c.1732–1795, American Revolutionary soldier, known as the Swamp Fox, b. near Georgetown, S.C. He was a planter and Indian fighter before…

Yamasee

(Encyclopedia) Yamasee,&sp;YamasiYamasee,both: yămˈəsē, yämˈ– [key], or YemaseeYamasee,yĕmˈ– [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan…

Rutledge, John

(Encyclopedia) Rutledge, John, 1739–1800, American jurist and political leader, 2d chief justice of the United States, b. Charleston, S.C.; brother of Edward Rutledge. After studying law in London he…

Jasper, William

(Encyclopedia) Jasper, William, c.1750–79, American Revolutionary soldier, b. South Carolina (possibly near Georgetown). He joined William Moultrie's regiment early in the Revolution (1775), was made…

Rainey, Joseph Hayne

(Encyclopedia) Rainey, Joseph Hayne, 1832–87, first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, b. Georgetown, S.C. The son of a free man, he fled to the West Indies during the…

Regulator movement

(Encyclopedia) Regulator movement, designation for two groups, one in South Carolina, the other in North Carolina, that tried to effect governmental changes in the 1760s. In South Carolina, the…

Abbeville County, SC Census Data

South carolina Abbeville County, South Carolina People QuickFactsAbbeville CountySouth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 26,1334,255,083Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1,…

Aiken County, SC Census Data

South carolina Aiken County, South Carolina People QuickFactsAiken CountySouth CarolinaPopulation, 2005 estimate 150,1814,255,083Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 5.4%6…

Aiken, SC Census Data

People QuickFactsAikenSouth CarolinaPopulation, 2003 estimate 26,4564,147,152Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 4.1%3.4%Population, 2000 25,3374,012,012Population,…