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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.
South Carolina People
Henry Martyn Robert
Henry Martyn Robert is the author of Robert’s Rules of Order, the most widely used manual of parliamentary procedure.
Anna Heyward Taylor
Anna Heyward Taylor was an artist active in the Charleston Renaissance who became well-known for her woodblock prints.
Joseph H. Burckhalter, Ph.D.
Professor of medicinal chemistry; scientist, teacher and administrator.
South Carolina Counties
Bamberg County
Bamberg County and its county seat, Bamberg, were named for local resident William Seaborn Bamberg (1820-1858) and other members of the Bamberg family.
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.
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
South Carolina State Duck
The Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) was designated the official State Duck by Act Number 58 of 2009. Wood Ducks tend to habitat in woodland ponds, lakes, swamps, and marshes feeding on the vegetation and insects.
South Carolina Glossary
plantation
(noun) - a large farm, usually worked by slaves that produced cash crops for sale
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