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South Carolina People
Grace Lumpkin
Grace Lumpkin was a writer who focused most of her works on the Depression-era and the rise and fall of favor surrounding communism in the United States.
Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis is an actress and producer. She is best known for playing Charlotte York Goldenblatt in the HBO series Sex and the City.
Paul Benjamin
Born in Pelion, SC, Paul Benjamin was a film, television, and theater actor whose career spanned over five decades. Best known as "M.L.," Benjamin starred in "Do the Right Thing," "Across 110th Street," and "Escape from Alcatraz."
South Carolina Counties
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.
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.
Darlington County
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Amphibian
The indigenous Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was designated as the State Amphibian by ACT Number 79 of 1999 as a result of a campaign by a third-grade class at Woodlands Heights Elementary School in Spartanburg.
South Carolina Glossary
cattle
(noun) - domesticated bovine animals such as cows, bulls, and steer
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