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South Carolina People
Chippie Hill
Bertha "Chippie" Hill was a blues and vaudeville singer and dancer from Charleston, SC. She is best known for her recording with Louis Armstrong.
Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier was a professional boxer from Beaufort, SC who defeated such greats as Muhammad Ali.
Robert Wilson Gibbes
Robert Wilson Gibbes was a physician and naturalist who wrote paleontology articles on marine fossils found in South Carolina.
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
Jasper County
Jasper County was named for Revolutionary War hero Sergeant William Jasper (ca.1750-1779).
Anderson County
Anderson County and its county seat, Anderson, were named for Revolutionary War general Robert Anderson (1741-1812).
Newberry County
The origin of the name Newberry is unknown. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of the Ninety Six District.
Chester County
Chester County and its county seat, the city of Chester, were named for Chester County, Pennsylvania.
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Fruit
The fuzzy sweet Peach (Prunus persica) was designated as the official State Fruit by Act Number 360 of 1984. South Carolina has over 18,000 acres of peach farms across the state.
South Carolina Glossary
floodplain
(noun) - a low plain beside a river that sometimes floods
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