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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
Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison is a writer from Greenville, SC. She is known for her book "Bastard Out of Carolina."
Doc Blanchard
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.
Ment Nelson
Ment Nelson is an artist and illustrator. His hometown and surrounding places often influence his art.
South Carolina Counties
McCormick County
McCormick County and its county seat, the town of McCormick, were named for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).
Lancaster County
Lancaster County and its county seat of Lancaster were named for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
South Carolina Facts
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
sharecropper
(noun) - a person who enters an agreement with a land owner to farm the land and then pay a portion (share) of the produce as rent
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