South Carolina from A to Z Walter Edgar

“G” is for Great Migration. During the 1910s and 1920s, hundreds of thousands of African Americans left the South for the urban centers of the Northeast and Midwest.

“F” is for Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669-1698). Part constitution and part promotional tract, the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina comprised a much revised document that the Lords Proprietors devised to govern their New World province.

“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.