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Charles Pinckney was a lawyer, governor of South Carolina, and signer of the United States Constitution.
Johnson Hagood was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and governor of South Carolina from 1880-1882.
David Robert Coker was a Hartsville, SC businessman and philanthropist who founded the “Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Catalogue” in 1914.
Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.
Barnwell County and its county seat of Barnwell were named for Revolutionary War leader John Barnwell (1748-1800).
Jasper County was named for Revolutionary War hero Sergeant William Jasper (ca.1750-1779).
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.
The Carolina Wren was designated as the official State Bird by Act Number 693 of 1948. This Act repealed an earlier Act designating the Mockingbird as the State Bird. The Carolina Wren is found in all areas of South Carolina. It is a small bird with a conspicuous white stripe over the eyes.
(noun) - English laws governing navigation and trade
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