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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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A smiling James Dickey

James Dickey

James Dickey was a professor at the University of South Carolina known for his poetry and novels.

Esau Jenkins with bus used to provide students with transportation

Esau Jenkins

Esau Jenkins was a South Carolina African American Human Rights leader, businessman, local preacher, and community organizer.

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Peg Leg Sam (Arthur Jackson)

U.S. black blues musician

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Gregory White Smith

Gregory White Smith was a biographer of Jackson Pollock and Vincent van Gogh.

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Darlington County

The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.

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Hampton County

Hampton County and its county seat Hampton were named for Confederate general and governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902).

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Allendale County

Allendale County and its county seat of Allendale were named for the Allen family, one of whose members, Paul Allen, was the town's first postmaster.

U.S. Post Office, Florence, South Carolina, in 1938.

Florence County

Florence County took its name from its county seat, the city of Florence.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina State Fossil

The Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) was designated as the official State Fossil by Act Number 177 of 2014. The Columbian mammoth was named after Christopher Columbus. The discovery of fossilized mammoth teeth in a South Carolina swamp in 1725 was credited as the first scientific identification of a North American vertebrate fossil. 

South Carolina Glossary

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dune

(noun) - a small hill made entirely of sand that is formed by wind blowing the sand around