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Charles Ezra Daniel was a successful businessman and political figure in South Carolina.
Percival Everett is a novelist, short story writer, poet, and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California.
Josiah Smith was a clergyman who championed the causes of the Great Awakening and later the American independence.
The origin of the name Edgefield is not clear, although it is usually described as "fanciful." The county was formed in 1785 as part of the Ninety Six District.
Pickens County was named for Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).
McCormick County and its county seat, the town of McCormick, were named for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).
Both Beaufort County and its county seat Beaufort were named for Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
The semi-precious quartz, Amethyst, was designated as the official State Gemstone by Act Number 345 of 1969. South Carolina is known to be the home to some of the world's highest-quality amethyst.
(noun) - armed resistance to an established government or authority
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