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 The Architect of Colonial Williamsburg
Perry had difficulty carrying the cumbersome load of illustrations—one of his drawings was eight feet wide—on the train and in the taxi.
Perry found her, a descendant of Governor Alexander Spotswood, to be a hostess of "real dignity and a charming, controlled grande dame manner" who, at suppertime, regaled them with stories of old Virginia.
Perry had but a brief opportunity to explore Williamsburg, a city that, he observed, had "retained—somehow—a charming quality." The ancient Main Building of the College of William and Mary, erected in 1695 and devastated by fire in 1705, 1859, and 1862, stood "much remodeled," and was in need of general repair.
www.history.org /Foundation/journal/Autumn04/perry.cfm   (3020 words)

  
 Commodore Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry was born 3 August 1785 in South Kingston, R.I., and entered the Navy as a midshipman in 1799.
Perry commanded the Gulf Squadron during the latter stages of the Mexican War, and in 1853-54, while commanding the East India Squadron, negotiated the historic treaty which opened Japan to American commerce.
As operations along the North Carolina coast continued, she joined in the capture of New Bern and Washington in March, and in April took singly or in concert with others of her squadron four schooners and a sloop in the Pasquotank River and Newtogen Creek.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/c12/commodore_perry.htm   (393 words)

  
 Voters' rights
South Carolina passed the necessary legislation to implement Motor Voter in 1994, and the State Election Commission said it was ready to comply with the necessary changes without additional funding.
Perry also skewered DSS economist Gwen Kuhns for admitting that her estimation of a $350,000 annual cost to register voters was based on the assumption that all 600,000 people the agency sees annually would require registration every year.
Perry pointed to the state's own exhibits to show that the federal government provides half of DSS' administrative costs and that the federal government's half-billion dollar contribution to the DSS budget in 1994 was four times greater than South Carolina's.
www.scpronet.com /point/9602/p04.html   (2365 words)

  
 CNN.com - Then & Now: William "The Refrigerator" Perry - Feb 4, 2005
Born December 16, 1962, in Aiken, South Carolina, Perry was a three-time All-American at Clemson University and part of the Tigers' 1981 National Champion team.
Perry drew raves his rookie season as a run-stopper along the defensive line as the Bears raced off to a 12-0 start on the way to a 15-1 regular season and a Super Bowl championship.
Perry, father of four, grandfather of one, says he doesn't miss playing football, a game he unknowingly revolutionized by playing so well at such a tremendous size.
www.cnn.com /2005/US/01/31/tan.cnn25.perry/index.html   (711 words)

  
 Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times, and His Legacy.
Matthew J. Perry’s work as a key civil rights attorney during South Carolina’s desegregation struggles and later as a U.S. District Court judge have earned him a wealth of friends and admirers who have contributed essays celebrating his contributions to legal equality and justice.
Perry’s leadership in South Carolina’s school desegregation cases, as well as cases involving lunch counter sit-ins and public demonstrations, is widely credited for furthering South Carolina’s relatively peaceful desegregation transition.
Dan Carter’s disconcerting concluding essay, written from the perspective of a white South Carolinian whose racial attitudes and politics shifted as he lived in the midst of changes wrought in part by Matthew Perry, explores the lingering racial polarization that continues to play a role in shaping South Carolina’s politics and policies.
www.bsos.umd.edu /gvpt/lpbr/subpages/reviews/burke-gergel904.htm   (1473 words)

  
 Everton Publishers
South Carolina GenWeb Archives: Transcriptions of original source material from the state of South Carolina, arranged by county.
South Carolina Maps: In the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection of the University of Texas at Austin.
South Carolina Genealogical Society: Raising the standards of genealogical research and promoting the preservation of records of the Colony and State of South Carolina.
www.everton.com /reference/usa/sc.php   (260 words)

  
 South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The center of population of South Carolina is located in Richland County, in the city of Columbia [2].
South Carolina has no major professional franchise of the NFL, NHL, NBA, or MLB located in the state; however the NFL's Carolina Panthers (based in Charlotte, North Carolina) represents both Carolinas, played their first season in Clemson, South Carolina, and the team's training camp takes place every year at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
South Carolina is one of few states that still adhere to blue laws, one of which disallows the sale of alcohol on Sunday.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Carolina   (5274 words)

  
 South Carolina Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
South Carolina (base map) JPEG format (357K) County boundaries and names, county seats, rivers.
South Carolina (reference map) JPEG format (252K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways.
South Carolina (reference map) PDF format (192K) Shaded relief map with state boundaries, forest cover, place names, major highways.
www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/south_carolina.html   (370 words)

  
 Perry’s Water Gardens for your Aquatic plant needs
Perry was the President of the International Water Lily Society from 1988-89.
Perry’s Water Gardens is a Wholesale/Retail Aquatic plant nursery established in 1980 by Perry D. Slocum and is known for shipping high quality mature plants.
Perry was my stepfather and I bought the gardens in 1986 and worked along side Perry until his death in 2004.
www.perryswatergarden.net   (830 words)

  
 CareSouth Carolina
In October of 2000, CareSouth Carolina became one of only 15 ambulatory care organizations in the state to be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and the only ambulatory care center in the Pee Dee to have earned this mark of national excellence.
In 2001, CareSouth Carolina received the outstanding rural practice award from the South Carolina Rural Health Association and, in 2002, CareSouth was profiled for the National Coalition on Health Care and Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s “Accelerating Change Today (A.C.T.) — For America’s Health” publication on best practices in treating chronic diseases.
In December 2003, CareSouth Carolina was cited in a Wall Street Journal article on the state of health care in America for its ability to provide cost-effective quality care for the most vulnerable of patients.
www.caresouth-carolina.com /news_2004_chesterfield.asp   (745 words)

  
 Perry
Perry, Alabama, United States [County]; population was 12,759 in 1990; housing units was 4,807 in 1990; location is 32°38'N 87°18'W; land area is 719.54 square miles (460,506 acres); water area is 4.60 square miles (2,941 acres); FIPS code is 105 [SourceCBP]
Perry, Arkansas, United States [County]; population was 7,969 in 1990; housing units was 3,702 in 1990; location is 34°57'N 92°56'W; land area is 550.96 square miles (352,615 acres); water area is 9.55 square miles (6,111 acres); FIPS code is 105 [SourceCBP]
Perry, South Carolina, United States [Town]; population was 241 in 1990; housing units was 99 in 1990; location is 33°38'N 81°19'W; land area is 1.13 square miles (723 acres); FIPS code is 55960 [SourceCBP]
www.placesnamed.com /p/e/perry.asp   (1806 words)

  
 Perry, South Carolina (SC) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Perry, South Carolina (SC) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces
Compared to the rest of the country, Perry's cost of living is 27.00 % lower than the U.S. average.
The unemployment rate in Perry is 5.50 percent (U.S. avg.
www.bestplaces.net /city/profile.aspx?city=Perry_SC   (104 words)

  
 South Carolina School Choice
Before adjourning for the summer of 2000, South Carolina legislators came close to revising the law's racial-composition requirement to allow a 20 percent differential between a charter school's enrollment and that of the district's traditional public schools.
South Carolina legislators enacted Senate 727, an alternative school law, during the 1999-2000 session.
South Carolina Office of the Governor, "Governor Mark Sanford's 2005 State of the State Address," January 26, 2005, available at www.scgovernor.com/interior.asp?sitecontentid=7andnewsid=470.
www.heritage.org /Research/education/schoolchoice/SouthCarolina.cfm   (2251 words)

  
 WWE: Superstars > William Perry > Profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
WrestleMania is often referred to as the Super Bowl of sports-entertainment, so who better to be inducted into the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame than Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl Champion William “The Refrigerator” Perry.
Studd reached out to Perry, but once their hands met, The Fridge pulled the WWE Hall of Famer over the top rope, eliminating him.
Perry’s WrestleMania accomplishment is one that few will forget, but his accomplishments in the NFL are just as impressive.
www.wwe.com /superstars/williamperry/williamperry/profile   (536 words)

  
 State Nuclear Industry - South Carolina
South Carolina's nuclear industry opened the new century with a new State record for nuclear output: more than 53 billion kilowatt hours.
Santee Cooper corporation and South Carolina Electric and Gas announced that they intend to apply in 2007 for a combined license for an AP1000 reactor (possibly two reactors) at the V.I. Summer plant.
South Carolina has an especially significant role in llw disposal.
www.eia.doe.gov /cneaf/nuclear/page/at_a_glance/states/statessc.html   (1277 words)

  
 South Carolina SC - Benjamin Franklin Perry - 1865
South Carolina Governors – Benjamin Franklin Perry, 1865
Born: November 20, 1805 in Pendleton District, SC Died: December 3, 1886 in Greenville, South Carolina
South Carolina House of Representatives, 1836-1842, 1849-1860, 1862-1865
www.sciway.net /hist/governors/perry.html   (258 words)

  
 Perry, SC Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info
Back to: Perry main page, South Carolina, South Carolina smaller cities, South Carolina small towns, All US cities.
Median gross rent in Perry, SC in 2000: $356
Back to: Perry, SC (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), South Carolina, All US cities.
www.city-data.com /housing/houses-Perry-South-Carolina.html   (341 words)

  
 Perry, SC News
Police located a North Augusta woman and her boyfriend wanted for armed robbery after she called police to report that her car, used in the robbery, had been stolen, police said.
South Carolina's unemployment rate remained steady in November, partly due to seasonal retail hiring, state officials said Thursday.
The preliminary hearing for a 30-year-old Aiken man accused of invading a woman's home and raping her while she slept two months ago is scheduled for today at the Aiken County Detention Center.
www.topix.net /city/perry-sc   (650 words)

  
 Perry Profile | Perry SC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Perry, SC, population 237, is located in South Carolina's Aiken county, about 30.4 miles from Columbia and 39.7 miles from Augusta.
Through the 90's Perry's population has declined by about 2%.
It is estimated that in recent years Perry's population has been growing at an annual rate of less than one percent.
www.idcide.com /citydata/sc/perry.htm   (52 words)

  
 Perry, South Carolina SC, town profile (Aiken County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
South Carolina > All counties > Aiken County > Perry
Perry is a town in Aiken County, in the Augusta metro area.
Median rent in Perry, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $194.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13304   (650 words)

  
 Perry, South Carolina | Houses | Apartments | Schools | Movers | Mortgage | For Rent or Sale
Whether you are relocating or simply visiting, we provide the resources you need to make informed decisions prior to your visit.
Population for Perry, SC (2000): 237 comprising 106 (44.7%) males and 131 (55.3%) females.
Your one-stop resource for Perry and South Carolina city guides, real estate for sale, apartments for rent, home loans, school reports, movers, roommates, jobs and other moving needs.
www.relo-guide.com /sc/Perry_sc.html   (140 words)

  
 NAIS
South Carolina Coordinator: Boyd H. Parr, DVM, ext.
From August 21 to 24, six representatives from South Carolina attended the 2006 ID-INFO Expo in Kansas City, Missouri.
On September 27, 28, and 29, 2005, fourteen representatives from South Carolina attended the ID Info Expo in Chicago, Illinois.
www.clemson.edu /LPH/nais.htm   (329 words)

  
 NFIB.com - Charleston's Evelyn Perry Named South Carolina's 2005 Small Business Champion
SOUTH CAROLINA -- NFIB/South Carolina today named Evelyn Perry, president and owner of Carolina Sound Communications in Charleston, its 2005 Small Business Champion.
An NFIB member since 1986, Perry is on NFIB/South Carolina's Leadership Council and is a founding member of the Lowcountry Area Action Council, a small-business grassroots activist group in Charleston.
A former Peace Corps volunteer, Perry is deeply involved in her community.
www.nfib.com /object/IO_20845.html   (397 words)

  
 Granny Peach's Perry Page
My own determination of his being the son of the first or "old" Burrell Perry and his wife, Elizabeth Massey, is wrong; he isn't.
He was born circa 1772 in NC and died between May 25 and December 25, 1840 in Washington county, Texas.
Burrell Perry& Elizabeth Massey or Perry : Lineage of Southern Perrys Jan Romine: Perry in Texas Judy and David Spiers: Spiers/Perry in Mississippi Patty's Pad:Perry from Arkansas and South Carolina Hancock County, Mississippi: Pearl River County, Mississippi: Washington County, Texas: The Rainwater Collection: Rainwater Research Rainwater Family Association:Queries Perry Queries: The SurnameWeb
members.tripod.com /~GrannyPeach   (583 words)

  
 Charleston's Evelyn Perry Named South Carolina's 2005 Small Business Champion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
She was founding president of the Lowcountry Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and was appointed in 1998 to the Advisory Board of BBandT Bank.
In 1995, Perry was elected to serve as South Carolina Delegate Chairman of the White House Conference on Small Business.
Perry was appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell (Charleston) in June 2004 to serve on the state's inaugural Regulatory Flexibility Committee.
www.nfib.com /object/IO_20845?_templateId=315   (358 words)

  
 PERRY Southern States
<><><><><><><><> This group is limited to those PERRY - (PARE, PARRY, PERRI, PERRIE, etc...) - surname researchers who have connections in the southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia - and District Of Columbia.
Tom Perry was a schoolteacher in Elbert County and Jackson County GA. http://w...
This group has turned out to be.Your nothing like the Perry's I know.My Perry's are bright,involved, talkative and curious.So very sad.Thought I could learn something here.Guess I was wrong....
groups.msn.com /PERRYSouthernStates   (186 words)

  
 South Carolina
South Carolina, abbreviated "SC", is in the South Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Columbia.
There were 4,012,012 people in South Carolina as of the 2000 census.
Please explore the cities and towns of South Carolina, below.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/south-carolina   (173 words)

  
 South Carolina Retirement Information-South Carolina Nursing Home-SC Retirement
Our mission at CarolinaSenior.com is to help retirees, baby boomers, seniors, and their families by educating them on legal issues, financial issues, and issues relating to retirement in South Carolina.
From Charleston to Greenville, South Carolina, and all over the state, we are here for all South Carolina retirees and their families!
"Carolina Senior is an unparalleled resource for retirees and their families in the state of South Carolina.
www.carolinasenior.com   (918 words)

  
 OC12 Perry, South Carolina
Current OC12 rate quotes and special incentives from all providers in Perry, South Carolina.
Unlike DSL and other broadband technologies that are limited to only densely populated areas, T1 service is available just about anywhere with a phone line.
T1, also known as DS1, uses repeaters to boost up the signal strength of the transmission - allowing it to travel up to 50 miles away from the nearest Central Office location.
oc-12.org /sc/perry.html   (118 words)

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