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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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Alexander Garden

Alexander Garden was a Scottish-born physician and naturalist who lived for many years in Charleston, South Carolina, collecting and observing flora and fauna of South Carolina.

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Edwin Roberts Russell

Dr. Edwin Roberts Russell was a chemist who worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago's Metallurgical Laboratory.

Levi G. Byrd

Organized a State Conference of NAACP branches

South Carolina Counties

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Chester County

Chester County and its county seat, the city of Chester, were named for Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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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.

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Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).

Williamsburg County

Williamsburg County was probably named for King William III of England (1650-1702). Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot settlers began moving into this part of the Lowcountry around 1732.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Work Animal

The hard-working Mule was designated as the official State Heritage Work Animal by Act Number 240 of 2010.

South Carolina Glossary

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Rosenwald schools

(noun) - an informal term for over 5,000 schools, shops, and teachers’ homes built primarily for the education of African-American children in the South in the early 20th century. About 500 schools were built in South Carolina.

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