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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
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
Benjamin Ryan Tillman was the governor of South Carolina from 1890-1894 who founded what is now Clemson University.
Melvin Purvis
Melvin Purvis was an FBI agent responsible for ending the criminal careers of Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and John Dillinger.
Eliza and Harry Briggs
Eliza and Harry Briggs were the petitioners in the important school desegregation case, Briggs v. Elliott.
South Carolina Counties
Charleston County
Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state. English settlers arrived in the colony of Carolina in 1670 and established a town at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River.
Clarendon County
Clarendon County was named for Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1608/9-1674), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
Aiken County
Aiken County and its county seat, the town of Aiken, were named for William Aiken (1806-1831), president of the South Carolina Railroad.
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Poet Laurate
The official State Poet Laureate was designated by Joint Resolution Number 736 of 1934. This resolution allows the Governor to appoint a Poet Laureate for the State. In 2003, former Governor Mark Sanford named Marjory Heath Wentworth as South Carolina's sixth Poet Laureate.
South Carolina Glossary
Blue Ridge
(noun) - the rugged, mountainous region of northwestern South Carolina also referred to as the "upcountry"
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