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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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Al Rosen

Al Rosen was a Major League Baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s, and was the president of several teams in his career.

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Mark Clark

Mark Wayne Clark was a U.S. Army officer during World War II. He commanded the Allied forces during the successful Italian campaign against the Axis powers. 

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Andrew Jackson

Born in Lancaster County, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson was the President of the United States from 1829 to 1837.

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Martin Robison Delany

Martin Robison Delany was an physician, writer, and first proponent of black nationalism.

South Carolina Counties

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Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).

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Dorchester County

Dorchester County was named for Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Saluda County

Saluda County was named for the Saluda River, which forms one of its borders. The county was established in 1895 from part of Edgefield County, and the county seat is the town of Saluda.

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Greenwood County

Greenwood County takes its name from its county seat, Greenwood. The city of Greenwood was named around 1824 for the plantation of an early resident, John McGehee.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Insect

The native Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis Carolina) was designated as the official State Insect by Act Number 591 of 1988. As a beneficial insect, the Carolina Mantid consumes pest insects that could otherwise damage or destroy flowers and produce. 

South Carolina Glossary

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apprentice

(noun) - a person who is bound by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson for a certain time to learn a trade or art

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