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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
Benjamin Elijah Mays
Benjamin Elijah Mays was a teacher, civil rights leader, president of Morehouse College, dean of Howard University's School of Religion, and first black president of Atlanta's school board.
Moses Waddel
Moses Waddel was an educator and minister in antebellum Georgia and South Carolina. He is the author of "Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Smelt."
Henrie Monteith Treadwell
Civil rights activist; public health expert and advocate; First Black graduate and Black woman graduate from the University of South Carolina since Reconstruction
John Edwards
Seneca native John Edwards is a lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina.
South Carolina Counties
Darlington County
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Allendale County
Allendale County and its county seat of Allendale were named for the Allen family, one of whose members, Paul Allen, was the town's first postmaster.
Orangeburg County
Orangeburg County and its county seat, Orangeburg, were named for William IV (1711-1751), Prince of Orange, the son-in-law of King George II.
Newberry County
The origin of the name Newberry is unknown. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of the Ninety Six District.
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
manufacturing
(noun) - the use of machines, tools, and labor to make things for use or sale
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