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South Carolina People
Ulysses Dove
Ulysses Dove was one of the most innovative contemporary choreographers of the past half-century.
Paul Hamilton Hayne
Paul Hamilton Hayne was a 19th-century poet, critic, and editor from Charleston, South Carolina.
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Gilda Cobb-Hunter is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 66 in Orangeburg County.
South Carolina Counties
McCormick County
McCormick County and its county seat, the town of McCormick, were named for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).
Allendale County
Allendale County and its county seat of Allendale were named for the Allen family, one of whose members, Paul Allen, was the town's first postmaster.
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 Vegetable
Big, green, and leafy, Collard Greens (Brassica oleracea var. viridis) was designated as the official State Vegetable by Act Number 38 of 2011, as a result of efforts by Mary Grace Wingard, a third-grader from Lexington, South Carolina. South Carolina ranks second in the nation in collard green production.
South Carolina Glossary
Emancipation Proclamation
(noun) - a proclamation issued by President Lincoln in September 1862, effective January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all territory still at war with the Union
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