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South Carolina People

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John Blake White

John Blake White was a painter and playwright from Berkeley County. He is best known for his painting of Francis Marion.

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Cecil J. Williams

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

Peggy Dillard-Toone

Peggy Dillard-Toone is a model and artist. She was the second Black woman to appear on the cover of Vogue.

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Eugene C. Figg

Eugene Figg was a structural engineer who designed the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay.

South Carolina Counties

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McCormick County

McCormick County and its county seat, the town of McCormick, were named for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).

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Greenville County

The origins of the name Greenville County are uncertain, but the county was probably named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) or for an early resident, Isaac Green.

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Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).

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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 Vegetable

Big, green, and leafy, Collard Greens (Brassica oleracea var. viridis) was designated as the official State Vegetable by Act Number 38 of 2011, as a result of efforts by Mary Grace Wingard, a third-grader from Lexington, South Carolina. South Carolina ranks second in the nation in collard green production.

South Carolina Glossary

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A map of South Carolina showing the roadways in yellow, blue, and red lines.

highway

(noun) - a road that is part of the federal Interstate Highway System, a network of limited-access roads in the United States

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