Aiken County, South Carolina

Furman University is located in Greenville, South Carolina. The university was founded in 1826 and it is a private liberal arts college. Furman is known for being one of the most selective and oldest private universities in the state of South Carolina. Furman University sprawls for 750 acres in its suburban setting and the school’s colors are purple and white. Furman’s mascot is the paladin (a warrior). Furman offers programs and majors in 42 different subjects. Some of the most popular majors…

1. Introduction This memo is a failure analysis report on the Boston Molasses Disaster. On January 15, 1919, an industrial storage tank ruptured, causing 9 million litres of molasses to spill out onto the streets of Boston. The following sections of this report document the events leading up to and during the disaster, the causes that led to the failure, and the lessons that can be learned as a result. 2. Description The tank in question was owned by United States Industrial Alcohol Company…

Myrtles Plantation was a historic home and former antebellum plantation. Myrtles Plantation had many owners and still does today. Myrtles Plantation was originally owned by General David Bradford. General David Bradford had sold the house to his son in law, Judge Clarke Woodruff. Clarke Woodruff then remodeled the house later. According to the Myrtles Plantation website, the house was then sold to Mr. Ruffin who had completed the mansion and put a lot of money into the working. Everything…

finally got. In my Mom’s first few years she spent her time going to school and playing with friends. At the age of eight, her family packed up and moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where her Dad got a better job offer. They bought a house on Lake Murray, which the family loved. She was the youngest of three older…

South Carolinians were against the Tariff of 1828 due to the fact that it increased the price of imports tremendously. South Carolina was already suffering from agricultural depression caused by low cotton prices and exhausted farmlands, and the tariff further worsened the situation. The state leaders claimed that the tariff was clearly favoring the northern manufacturers because South Carolina would either have to pay the higher price for imported items or they would have to buy the goods from…

dramatic change that has occurred in my life happened when I moved to Raleigh, North Carolina to attend graduate school. I was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia and lived there for twenty seven years. Augusta and the people in that town were the only life I knew before I decided to make a change and leave home for school. It was the scariest but best decision that I have made for my life so far. Moving to North Carolina changed my life in many ways but especially by getting me away from my…

Federal and State Laws.” With it being protected by the Federal and State Laws, there must be a fine if someone does bother these turtles. It seems like it is near some housing areas. On this sign it shows that this sign is located on a beach in South Carolina. The Department of Natural Resources had placed this sign on this beach. This image shows where the Loggerhead turtles lay their eggs. Since this area is off limits, what are some consequences for being in this area? What if someone was…

Was Andrew Jackson the best President the United States has ever had? The answer is what you believe and who you ask. Jackson was the seventh President of the United States. He was voted in for two terms. Even though Jackson did all the things that he said he was going to do – which rarely happens – he wasn’t the all humble and kind person every thought he was. Jackson was part of the Nullification Crisis, The Bank War and the Trail of Tears. Andrew Jackson made decisions that mostly had…

unrealistic to say that this community now has complete equality, especially when states like North Carolina pass laws allowing discrimination and refusal of treatments to the LGBT community. It is our social responsibility, as a country, to ensure the LGBT community receive the same rights and equalities that we have been pushing so hard for. The article that I chose is “Can North Carolina Get Away with Rolling Back L.G.B.T.…

tells of how four freedmen by the names of Jim and Lewis Coppedge who are brothers, Ned Myers who is Coppedge’s step-father, and George Chambers kill James W. Redfearn. Redfearn is the owner of a general store called Whites Store in Anson County North Carolina. It is believed that the freedmen committed crime because the KKK was coming to the store. Testimony was used to convict Lewis and Ned of Murder. This same testimony was used to convict Jim as well, but at a later time. Details that…