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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.
South Carolina People
Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond was a governor of South Carolina from 1947-1951 and the oldest and 2nd longest-serving U.S. Senator.
Richard Hutson
Richard Hutson was a founding father of the United States and a lawyer, judge, and politician from Charleston, SC.
Wilbur Joseph Cash
Wilbur Joseph Case was a writer and journalist known for writing The Mind of the South.
Annie Greene Nelson
Annie Greene Nelson was a writer and playwright. She was the African American woman in South Carolina to publish a novel.
South Carolina Counties
Darlington County
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Edgefield County
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.
Abbeville County
Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.
Hampton County
Hampton County and its county seat Hampton were named for Confederate general and governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902).
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Fossil
The Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) was designated as the official State Fossil by Act Number 177 of 2014. The Columbian mammoth was named after Christopher Columbus. The discovery of fossilized mammoth teeth in a South Carolina swamp in 1725 was credited as the first scientific identification of a North American vertebrate fossil.
South Carolina Glossary
bluff
(noun) - a high, steep bank of land, such as by a river or the sea
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