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Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who explored South Carolina.
Civil rights activist; public health expert and advocate; First Black graduate and Black woman graduate from the University of South Carolina since Reconstruction
Mickey Spillane was a well-known author of many crime novels and his signature detective character, Mike Hammer.
Colleton County was named for one of the Lords Proprietors, Sir John Colleton (1608-1666).
Marion County and its county seat, the town of Marion, were named for Revolutionary War general Francis Marion (1732-1795), known as the "Swamp Fox."
Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).
The Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) was designated as the official State Reptile by Act Number 588 of 1988 as a result of a request by a fifth-grade class from the town, Ninety-six in Greenwood County. South Carolina's coast is one of the Loggerhead nesting areas, and nest protection projects have been established along the South Carolina coast to increase hatchling productivity.
(noun) - a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water.
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