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Explore South Carolina through StudySC! Learn about your community, South Carolina history, and the people who have made a significant impact on the state and the world.

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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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Charles Hard Townes

Charles Hard Townes was a physicist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964.

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Emily Geiger

Emily Geiger risked her life by serving as a messenger for the Colonial Army during the Revolutionary War.

Milledge Luke Bonham

Milledge Luke Bonham was the 70th Governor of South Carolina.

William H. Johnson

William H. Johnson was an African American painter from Florence who painted distinctive modernist imagery of African American life.

South Carolina Counties

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Kershaw County

Kershaw County was named for Joseph Kershaw (1727-1791), an early settler.

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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.

The origin of Fairfield's name is not known, but local legend attributes it to a remark by Lord Cornwallis about the "fair fields" of the area. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of the Camden District.

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Abbeville County

Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Grass

Indian Grass was designated as the official State Grass by Act Number 94 of 2001. Indian Grass can be used to make baskets.

South Carolina Glossary

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trolley

(noun) - streetcar; a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity used for local transportation

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