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South Carolina People
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman
Reverend Isaiah DeQuincey Newman was a minister and civil rights leader who became the first African American since 1887 to serve in the state Senate.
Alexander Samuel Salley
Alexander Samuel Salley was a historian whose work and dedication to preserving South Carolina's history led to the creation of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
Joseph Armstrong DeLaine
Reverend Joseph Armstrong Delaine was a civil rights leader from Summerton, SC, who helped end segregation in South Carolina schools.
South Carolina Counties
Aiken County
Aiken County and its county seat, the town of Aiken, were named for William Aiken (1806-1831), president of the South Carolina Railroad.
York County
York County and its county seat, the city of York, were named for York County, Pennsylvania.
Saluda County
Saluda County was named for the Saluda River, which forms one of its borders. The county was established in 1895 from part of Edgefield County, and the county seat is the town of Saluda.
Richland County
Richland County was probably named for its "rich land." The county was formed in 1785 as part of the large Camden District.
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Amphibian
The indigenous Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was designated as the State Amphibian by ACT Number 79 of 1999 as a result of a campaign by a third-grade class at Woodlands Heights Elementary School in Spartanburg.
South Carolina Glossary
monadnock
(noun) - a hill or mountain standing isolated above a predominately flat plain
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