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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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Vanna White

Vanna White is a television personality best known as the puzzle-board turner and co-host on the game show Wheel of Fortune.

Henry McNeal Turner

Black Nationalist, repatriationist, and minister

Black and white sketch of Richard Anderson with full beard and mustache.

Richard Heron Anderson

Richard Heron Anderson was a General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War

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South Carolina Counties

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Kershaw County

Kershaw County was named for Joseph Kershaw (1727-1791), an early settler.

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Pickens County

Pickens County was named for Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).

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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.

A black and white lighthouse nestle between green trees next to a sandy beach.

Beaufort County

Both Beaufort County and its county seat Beaufort were named for Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Grass

Indian Grass was designated as the official State Grass by Act Number 94 of 2001. Indian Grass can be used to make baskets.

South Carolina Glossary

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A 1773 map of the Province of South Carolina.

Backcountry

(noun) - the frontier, or less populated area of North and South Carolina

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