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Explore South Carolina through StudySC! Learn about your community, South Carolina history, and the people who have made a significant impact on the state and the world.

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South Carolina People

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Elliott Crayton McCants

Elliott Crayton McCants was an author and educator. He is the author of In the Red Hills: A Story of the Carolina Country.

William Moultrie

William Moultrie was a general in the Revolutionary War who had Fort Moultrie built out of Palmetto logs on Sullivan’s Island, in the Charleston Harbor.

Jane Edna Harris Hunter

Nurse and social worker from near Pendleton, SC..

Pierce Mason Butler

Pierce Mason Butler was the 56th Governor of South Carolina.

South Carolina Counties

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Berkeley County

Berkeley County was named for two of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, Lord John Berkeley (d. 1678) and Sir William Berkeley (d. 1677).

Dorchester County

Dorchester County was named for Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Union County

Union County was named for the old Union Church, which served both the Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations in the area.

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Marlboro County

Marlboro County was named after John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Game Bird

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

South Carolina Glossary

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mineral

(noun) - an inorganic material formed by geological processes in the earth

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