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South Carolina People
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson is a former Major League Baseball player who played with the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays.
Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens was a militia leader in the American Revolutionary War and US Representative from Abbeville County, SC.
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.
Arthenia J. Bates Millican
Arthenia J. Bates Millican was a poet, short-story writer, essayist, and educator from Sumter, South Carolina.
South Carolina Counties
Anderson County
Anderson County and its county seat, Anderson, were named for Revolutionary War general Robert Anderson (1741-1812).
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.
Bamberg County
Bamberg County and its county seat, Bamberg, were named for local resident William Seaborn Bamberg (1820-1858) and other members of the Bamberg family.
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Heritage Horse
The Marsh Tacky is a rare colonial Spanish horse breed found only in South Carolina. In 2010, the Marsh Tacky was designated as the official State Heritage Horse of South Carolina.
South Carolina Glossary
antebellum
(adjective) - relating to the period of time right before the Civil War, especially in the South, between 1820 and 1860
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