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Discover how South Carolina helped shape the American Revolution. Explore the people, places, and pivotal moments that made the Palmetto State a turning point in the fight for independence.
Laura Bragg was the first woman director of a major American museum when she became the head of the Charleston Museum in 1920.
Daniel Alexander Payne was a bishop, educator, college administrator, and author from Charleston, SC.
Richard Furman was a pastor who influenced the development of the Baptist denomination in the South.
Lancaster County and its county seat of Lancaster were named for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Colleton County was named for one of the Lords Proprietors, Sir John Colleton (1608-1666).
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.
Richland County was probably named for its "rich land." The county was formed in 1785 as part of the large Camden District.
Tea was designated as the official State Hospitality Beverage by Act Number 31 of 1995. South Carolina was the first state to grow tea in the United States and the birthplace of the sweet tea beverage.
(noun) - the coastal region of South Carolina characterized by beaches, dunes, marshes, seaports, and tourism, sometimes referred to as the "Lowcountry"
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