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South Carolina People
Aaron Tippin
Aaron Tippin is a country music artist and record producer who was raised in Traveler’s Rest, SC.
Shepard Fairey
Shepard Fairey is a contemporary street artist and graphic designer. He is known for his Barack Obama "Hope" poster and "Andre the Giant has a Posse."
Cale Yarborough
William Caleb “Cale” Yarborough is a former NASCAR driver who won the 1976, 1977, and 1978 Winston Cup.
Edwin Dubose Heyward
Edwin Dubose Heyward was a Charleston author who wrote Porgy, the book on which the musical Porgy & Bess was based.
South Carolina Counties
York County
York County and its county seat, the city of York, were named for York County, Pennsylvania.
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).
Darlington County
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Newberry County
The origin of the name Newberry is unknown. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of the Ninety Six District.
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Music
The Spiritual was designated as the official State Music by Act Number 64 of 1999. A spiritual is a type of religious folksong that is most closely associated with the struggles of slavery and the hope of freedom for the enslaved Africans in the American South.
South Carolina Glossary
blockade
(noun) - ships used to isolate a city, often a port, in order to prevent food, people, and communications from coming in or out
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