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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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South Carolina People

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Aaron Tippin

Aaron Tippin is a country music artist and record producer who was raised in Traveler’s Rest, SC.

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Elizabeth Timothy

Elizabeth Timothy was America’s first female newspaper editor.

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Varian Johnson

Varian Johnson is a writer and author of Twins and My Life as a Rhombus.

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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.

South Carolina Counties

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York County

York County and its county seat, the city of York, were named for York County, Pennsylvania.

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Calhoun County

Calhoun County was named for John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), who served as the United States vice president, secretary of state and of war, and senator.

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Dillon County

Dillon County was named for James W. Dillon (1826-1913), a prominent local resident.

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Darlington County

The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.

South Carolina Facts

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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

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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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