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[Spartan]

General Westmoreland died today. He was a commander during the Vietnam War. Some trivia about him: you probably are unaware, much as I was until today, that he was born and raised in Pacolet, SC. He is one of SC's claims to fame (or infamy, depending on how you look at it).

[vicupstate]

Westmoreland also ran for Governor in 1974.  He lost the GOP nomination to James Edwards, who later that year became the first GOP governor since Reconstruction.

[Skyliner]

He was the man honored by the movie, We Were Soldiers, right?

[Matt83USC]

Spartan, on Jul 19 2005, 05:26 PM, said:

General Westmoreland died today. He was a commander during the Vietnam War. Some trivia about him: you probably are unaware, much as I was until today, that he was born and raised in Pacolet, SC. He is one of SC's claims to fame (or infamy, depending on how you look at it).

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Spartanburg High School grad as well  

[Spartan]

That is interesting. I assumed he went to Pacolet High School (which no longer exists).

[ironchapman]

This is something that I've been wondering for a while about some SC counties.

It seems that several of your major cities (with the exception of a couple like Columbia and Myrtle Beach) share their names with the county they're located in (i.e. Spartanburg and Spartanburg County, Charleston and Charleston County, etc.). Is this just some coincidence, or were the names planned this way?

Edited by ironchapman, 11 August 2005 - 06:57 PM.

[GvilleSC]

ironchapman, on Aug 11 2005, 08:57 PM, said:

This is something that I've been wondering for a while about some SC counties.

It seems that several of your major cities (with the exception of a couple like Columbia and Myrtle Beach) share their names with the county they're located in (i.e. Spartanburg and Spartanburg County, Charleston and Charleston County, etc.). Is this just some coincidence, or were the names planned this way?

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Never really wondered why... but now i'm intrigued!

[Spartan]

I have often wondered the same thing. I have never been able to determine a  100% accurate answer to that, but here is what I have determined-

This situation is true for all SC counties except the following

County, County Seat

• Oconee, Walhalla
  
• Marlboro, Bennettsville
  
• Colleton, Walterboro
  
• Jasper, Ridgeland
  
• Williamsburg, Kingstree
  
• Clarendon, Manning
  
• Richland, Columbia
  
• Kershaw, Camden
  
• Cherokee, Gaffney
  
• Calhoun, St Matthews
  
• Dorchester, St George
  
• Fairfield, Winnsboro

It was probably intentional. Our counties evolved from old voting & court districts, which were usually ended up being county seats and our larger cities. Spartanburg is a prime example of this. My hometown developed around a court house, jail, and a spring, and 2 acre public space that we now know as Morgan Square.

Anyway, as counties were added, they were often added and named for the city that the court was to be in. Counties along the coast had more established names and usually remained. Colleton, Clarendon, Williamsburg, Berkeley, Georgetown, and of course Charleston, Ashley and Cooper, and St Mathews are all names associated with the Lords Proprietors and the original Anglican Church Parishes.

Our previous districts followed a similar pattern in being named for the town: Nintey-Six, Pendleton, Pinkney, Cheraw, Camden...

Many of these odd counties counties are named for important South Carolinians (governors, statesmen, Lords Proprietors..). for example:

• Oconee and Cherokee are named for Indians.
  
• Calhoun County - Gov. John C Calhoun
  
• Clarendon County -Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Proprietor
  
• Dorchester County- Dorchester, Massachusetts
  
• Williamsburg - King William III of England
  
• Jasper County- Sergeant William Jasper
  
• Colleton -Sir John Colleton, Lord Proprietor

The list can go on, but you get the idea.

[krazeeboi]

Horry County is missing from the list, which was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero, Brigadier General Peter Horry. The county seat is Conway.

It's interesting, because I asked the exact opposite in regards to NC counties; as a matter of fact, some of the counties actually share names with cities not located in the county (e.g., Asheville is not in Ashe County, etc.).

[ironchapman]

krazeeboi, on Aug 12 2005, 01:38 AM, said:

Horry County is missing from the list, which was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero, Brigadier General Peter Horry. The county seat is Conway.

It's interesting, because I asked the exact opposite in regards to NC counties; as a matter of fact, some of the counties actually share names with cities not located in the county (e.g., Asheville is not in Ashe County, etc.).

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The same is true in several Texas counties.

[krazeeboi]

Lieutenant governor candidate Mike Campbell said Tuesday the position he's running for should become an extension of the governor's office and take on more responsibilities. He also thinks that the governor and lieutenant governor should run on the same ticket and not be elected separately.


Candidate for lieutenant governor wants to restructure position

[Spartan]

As they should be.

[monsoon]

Spartan, on Oct 12 2005, 12:29 AM, said:

As they should be.

Would that require a change to the State Constitution?

[krazeeboi]

I don't think so. Article IV, Section 8 of the state constitution says, "A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at the same time, in the same manner, continue in office for the same period, and be possessed of the same qualifications as the Governor." I've seen nothing at all mandating that the governor and lieutenant governor run on separate tickets.

[MikesLogic]

The state flags next to the forum names is neat, can we get the city flags next to the city forum names?

[Skyliner]

You may have noticed how slow UrbanPlanet.org is these past few days.  Neo and monsoon are working on a solution to this issue, so don't panic or get too frustrated.  You can check out the new thread Neo created in the UrbanPlanet Information forum for more information.    Link to more INFORMATION

[mcashlv]

Spartan, on Jul 19 2005, 04:26 PM, said:

General Westmoreland died today. He was a commander during the Vietnam War. Some trivia about him: you probably are unaware, much as I was until today, that he was born and raised in Pacolet, SC. He is one of SC's claims to fame (or infamy, depending on how you look at it).

I was told he was denied membership to the Carolina Yacht Club.

[Jerseyman4]

I came across these SC gas prices of February 24th:

1.73 Gaffney | Pilot | Exit 90 off I-85
1.73 Gaffney | Citgo | SC 11 @ I-85
1.79 Gaffney | Texaco | SC 11 @ I-85
1.85 Blacksburg | Hess | US 29 @ I-85
1.87 Honea Path | Spinx | ???????

Is this REALLY true?

Greenville is up around 1.91 at some locations

[Skyliner]

I bought gas in Greenville for $1.78 last week, so I'm sure something is missing.

[Jerseyman4]

Theres no other state in the country that has gas for 1.78 that im aware of! Your very lucky while most of the country suffers with $2/$2.50 a gallon still