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Doc Blanchard was best known as the college football player who became the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and was the first football player to win the James E. Sullivan Award, all in 1945.
Linda Martell is a singer. She became the first commercially successful black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry.
Born in Cheraw, SC, Virginia McLaurin is a community volunteer and supercentenarian.
General William C. Westmoreland, born in Spartanburg, led the American troops during a pivotal time in the Vietnam War.
Lancaster County and its county seat of Lancaster were named for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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.
Aiken County and its county seat, the town of Aiken, were named for William Aiken (1806-1831), president of the South Carolina Railroad.
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) - a common bird that lives near the ocean
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