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Charles Pinckney was a lawyer, governor of South Carolina, and signer of the United States Constitution.
Wife of James Lide Coker III, Elizabeth Boatwright Coker was the author of nine historical romance novels based on southern and South Carolina cultural life.
Carl Anthony Payne II is an actor best known as "Cole" in Martin and Walter "Cockroach" Bradley in The Cosby Show.
Edward Rutledge was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence and later governor of South Carolina from 1798-1800.
Dorchester County was named for Dorchester, Massachusetts.
The origin of the name Edgefield is not clear, although it is usually described as "fanciful." The county was formed in 1785 as part of the Ninety Six District.
Sumter County and its county seat, the city of Sumter, were named for Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), a resident of the area.
Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state. English settlers arrived in the colony of Carolina in 1670 and established a town at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River.
The skittish Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) was designated as the official State Spider by Act Number 389 of 2000. The Carolina Wolf Spider is the largest species of wolf spider in North America. While skittish and large, the wolf spider is generally not aggressive.
(noun) - a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, especially those indigenous to what is now the continental US. Native Americans were incorrectly labeled as "Indian" by the first Europeans to arrive in the Americas.
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