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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
Julia Peterkin
Julia Peterkin was a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who wrote about the African American experience in the South.
Bret Lott
Bret Lott is the bestselling author of fourteen books and professor of English at the College of Charleston
Sarah Mae Flemming
Sarah Mae Flemming sued bus owners in Columbia, SC for an incident that occurred 17 months before Rosa Parks took her stand in Montgomery, Alabama.
Joseph Louis Bernardin
Born in Columbia, SC, Joseph Louis Bernardin was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church who served as archbishop of Chicago from 1982 until 1996.
South Carolina Counties
Marion County
Marion County and its county seat, the town of Marion, were named for Revolutionary War general Francis Marion (1732-1795), known as the "Swamp Fox."
Darlington County
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Abbeville County
Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.
Union County
Union County was named for the old Union Church, which served both the Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations in the area.
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Seal
South Carolina's State Seal was designed by William Henry Drayton and Arthur Middleton in 1776. John Rutledge, the President of the Provincial Congress of South Carolina, used the Seal for the first time on May 22, 1777. The current seal is made up of two elliptical areas linked by branches of the palmetto tree. The left oval is the palmetto tree with a fallen oak at the base. The right oval is the goddess Spes (Hope) walking on the beach at dawn over discarded weapons.
South Carolina Glossary
Native American
(noun) - a member of any of the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, especially those indigenous to what is now the continental US. Native Americans were incorrectly labeled as "Indian" by the first Europeans to arrive in the Americas.
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