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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.
William Henry Drayton
William Henry Drayton was a planter and lawyer from Charleston, SC, who served as a delegate for South Carolina to the Continental Congress.
Cathy Smith Bowers
Cathy Smith Bowers is a poet and professor at the Queens University of Charlotte.
South Carolina Counties
Laurens County
Laurens County and its county seat, Laurens, were named for Revolutionary War leader Henry Laurens (1724-1792).
Oconee County
Oconee County takes its name from a Native American word meaning "water eyes of the hills." It was formed in 1868 from Pickens District, and the county seat is Walhalla.
Lexington County
Lexington County and its county seat, the town of Lexington, were named for the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, the first battle of the American Revolution.
Barnwell County
Barnwell County and its county seat of Barnwell were named for Revolutionary War leader John Barnwell (1748-1800).
South Carolina Facts
The State Sword of South Carolina
The State Sword of South Carolina is a symbol for the South Carolina Senate and is placed in a cradle on the Senate rostrum whenever the Senate is in session. The current Sword was presented to the Senate on February 20, 1951, as a gift to South Carolina by Lord Halifax, former British ambassador to the United States, after learning of the theft of the original sword.
South Carolina Glossary
environment
(noun) - everything surrounding one (e.g., Earth’s environment includes everything in and on earth’s surface and its atmosphere within which organisms, communities, and objects exist)
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