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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.
Francis "Swamp Fox" Marion was a strategic fighter against the British during the War of Independence.
William Henry Gist was the governor of South Carolina from 1858-1860 and a leader of the secession movement.
Cecil J. Williams is a photographer best known for his photography documenting the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.
William Caleb “Cale” Yarborough is a former NASCAR driver who won the 1976, 1977, and 1978 Winston Cup.
Berkeley County was named for two of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, Lord John Berkeley (d. 1678) and Sir William Berkeley (d. 1677).
Hampton County and its county seat Hampton were named for Confederate general and governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902).
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.
Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.
The gobbling, clucking and purring Wild Turkey was designated as the official State Wild Game Bird by Act Number 508 of 1976. Wild Turkeys are found in forests throughout the State of South Carolina
(noun) - a small island off the southeast coast of Africa, thought by some to be the origin of rice culture in the Carolinas
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