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Explore South Carolina through StudySC! Learn about your community, South Carolina history, and the people who have made a significant impact on the state and the world.

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South Carolina People

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John Berry

Born in Aiken, SC, John Edward Berry is a Grammy Award-winning Country Music artist.

Cecil Williams drinking from a water fountain labeled Whites Only

Cecil J. Williams

Cecil J. Williams is a photographer best known for his photography documenting the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.

Black and white photograph of Gordon Hancock

Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds

Preservationist

South Carolina Counties

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Georgetown County

Georgetown County and its county seat, Georgetown, were named for King George II of England.

Oconee County

Oconee County takes its name from a Native American word meaning "water eyes of the hills." It was formed in 1868 from Pickens District, and the county seat is Walhalla.

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Lee County

Lee County was named for Confederate general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870).

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Bamberg County

Bamberg County and its county seat, Bamberg, were named for local resident William Seaborn Bamberg (1820-1858) and other members of the Bamberg family.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Botanical Garden

The 295-acre South Carolina Botanical Garden at Clemson University was designated the State Botanical Garden by Act Number 288 of 1992.

South Carolina Glossary

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citizen

(noun) - a legally recognized member of a country, state, or other places who has obligations to and is entitled to protection by and from the government

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