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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.

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Color photograph of Shannon Faulkner, smiling, standing in front of the Citadel

Shannon Faulkner

Shannon Faulkner was the first female student to attend The Citadel.

Robert Mills and his wife Eliza both wear dark 1800s clothing

Robert Mills

Robert Mills was one of the first Americans to become a professional architect.

Archibald and Francis Grimkè as boys wearing suits for a photo.

Archibald Grimkè

Archibald Grimkè was a lawyer, journalist, community leader, and involved in the early NAACP. Sarah Grimkè and Angelina Grimkè Weld are Archibald's paternal Aunts. 

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Etu Evans

Shoe and accessory designer, interior design consultant, philanthropist.

Round brick buildings covered in snow and ice.

Lexington County

Lexington County and its county seat, the town of Lexington, were named for the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, the first battle of the American Revolution.

Photo of Abbeville Opera House. "Abbeville Opera House" by J. Stephen Conn is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Abbeville County

Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.

A red bricked house.

Cherokee County

Cherokee County was named after the Cherokee Indians who once made it their home.

Pink, white, green, yellow and other colorful buildings lined the tree-lined street.

Charleston County

Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state. English settlers arrived in the colony of Carolina in 1670 and established a town at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina Statehood

South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. 

South Carolina Glossary

Map of South Carolina with the center counties in red

Midlands

(noun) - a geographic and cultural region located in the middle of South Carolina