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South Carolina People
Kitty Black Perkins
Kitty Black Perkins was the Chief Designer of Fashions and Doll Concepts for Barbie.
Richard Heron Anderson
Richard Heron Anderson was a General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War
Matilda Arabella Evans
Dr. Matilda Arabella Evans was the first African-American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina.
South Carolina Counties
Darlington County
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Beaufort County
Both Beaufort County and its county seat Beaufort were named for Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
Hampton County
Hampton County and its county seat Hampton were named for Confederate general and governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902).
South Carolina Facts
The Mace of the South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives Mace is the oldest legislative mace in use in the United States. The Mace was made in London by Magdalen Feline in 1756. Upon the opening of the session, the Sergeant-at-Arms will bear the mace ahead of the Speaker and lay it upon a specially prepared rack on the rostrum in front of the Speaker. The Mace remains on its rack until recess or adjournment.
South Carolina Glossary
palisade
(noun) - a wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier
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