| The garden is named after Andrew Charles Moore, born on December
27, 1866 the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moore. Thomas was a soldier
in the Confederate Army and later served in the State Legislature.
Andrew was the first Honor Graduate from what was then South Carolina College
in 1887. His life was dedicated to education as virtually all of
it was spent in and around the classroom. He was Superintendent of
Spartanburg and Camden Schools from 1887 - 1889, a high school principal
from 1890 - 1898 and joined the Department of Botany at the University
of Chicago in 1898. At the turn of the century he became an associate
professor with the Department of Biology, Geology and Mineralogy at South
Carolina College. In 1905 he became the first Chairman of the newly
created Department of Biology at USC. He also established the herbarium
there which today bears his name. He served twice as interim President
of the University from 1908 - 09 and from 1913- 14. He was the only
President to ever confer a degree upon his own father. Andrew Charles
Moore died on campus on September 17, 1928. The University of South
Carolina purchased the property in 1937 with donated funds and on November
27, 1941 the garden was formally dedicated to Dr. Moore's memory.
USC's A. C. Moore Herbarium, the largest active herbarium in South Carolina, is housed in the Biology Department and has on deposit an excellent representation of the flora of the state. John B. Nelson is the Chief Curator. To learn more about the natural history of A.C. Moore Garden view Holly Selvig's, "The Natural History of USC's A.C. Moore Garden." |
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