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South Carolina People
David Beasley
David Beasley is the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, and he served one term as the 113th Governor of SC from 1995 until 1999.
South Carolina Counties
York County
York County and its county seat, the city of York, were named for York County, Pennsylvania.
Colleton County
Colleton County was named for one of the Lords Proprietors, Sir John Colleton (1608-1666).
Horry County
Horry County was named for Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry (1743-1815). The county was originally a part of the Georgetown District, and at one time, it was called Kingston.
South Carolina Facts
The State Sword of South Carolina
The State Sword of South Carolina is a symbol for the South Carolina Senate and is placed in a cradle on the Senate rostrum whenever the Senate is in session. The current Sword was presented to the Senate on February 20, 1951, as a gift to South Carolina by Lord Halifax, former British ambassador to the United States, after learning of the theft of the original sword.
South Carolina Glossary
Industrial Revolution
(noun) - a period from the 1860s to the early 1900s during which the nation moved from an agricultural to an industrial economy
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