Palmetto Past & Present: The Sad Saga Of A South Carolina Nazi SympathizerMark PowellMay 8, 2025May 10, 2025 by Mark PowellMay 8, 2025May 10, 2025 Robert Henry Best's ignominious place in American history began and ended in the Palmetto State......
Palmetto Past & Present: Fort Sumter’s Two SurrendersMark PowellApril 14, 2025May 8, 2025 by Mark PowellApril 14, 2025May 8, 2025 How the bluster of a hotheaded South Carolina "colonel" nearly extended the first engagement in the War Between the States....
Palmetto Past & Present: Lafayette Is In The House!Mark PowellMarch 6, 2025May 8, 2025 by Mark PowellMarch 6, 2025May 8, 2025 A victory lap for the ages....
Palmetto Past & Present: How Columbia Became the Confederacy’s Currency CapitalMark PowellNovember 26, 2024December 3, 2024 by Mark PowellNovember 26, 2024December 3, 2024 Fire up the presses!...
Palmetto Past & Present: Bully BrooksMark PowellAugust 7, 2024August 9, 2024 by Mark PowellAugust 7, 2024August 9, 2024 Political violence in America is nothing new, even if its methods have changed......
Palmetto Past & Present: The Incredible Francis CardozoMark PowellJuly 10, 2024August 7, 2024 by Mark PowellJuly 10, 2024August 7, 2024 The remarkable tale of America's first black state elected official ......
Palmetto Past & Present: A VIP Arrives In South CarolinaMark PowellJune 13, 2024August 7, 2024 by Mark PowellJune 13, 2024August 7, 2024 "The hero of two worlds ..."...
Palmetto Past & Present: South Carolina’s ‘Buckeye Rebel’Mark PowellMay 10, 2024June 3, 2024 by Mark PowellMay 10, 2024June 3, 2024 The story of Roswell Sabin Ripley ......
Palmetto Past & Present: The South Carolina Woman Who Saved Mount VernonMark PowellMarch 29, 2024August 7, 2024 by Mark PowellMarch 29, 2024August 7, 2024 Ann Pamela Cunningham isn’t a household name ... but maybe she should be....
Palmetto Past & Present: The Night An Alligator Fell From The SkyMark PowellMarch 5, 2024August 7, 2024 by Mark PowellMarch 5, 2024August 7, 2024 South Carolina has seen its share of wacky weather in its 361 year history - gator storms included....