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South Carolina History, Geography, Population, State Facts

Myrtle Beach - Myrtle Beach Hilton Head - Hilton Head Island Oconee State Park

The Palmetto State

Great Seal of the State of South Carolina

Adoptedin 1776.

On March 26, 1776, the Provincial Congress of South Carolina set up an independent government, electing John Rutledge, President. On April 2, 1776, the President and Privy Council were authorized by Resolution of the General Assembly "to design and cause to be made a Great Seal of South Carolina."Following exploration of the coast in 1521 by Francisco de Gordillo, the Spanish tried unsuccessfully to establish a colony near present-day Georgetown in 1526, and the French also failed to colonize Parris Island near Fort Royal in 1562. The first English settlement was made in 1670 at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River, but poor conditions drove the settlers to the site of Charleston (originally called Charles Town).

South Carolina, officially separated from North Carolina in 1729, was the scene of extensive military action during the Revolution and again during the Civil War. The Civil War began in 1861 as South Carolina troops fired on federal Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, and the state was the first to secede from the Union.

Capital City: Columbia

Capitol Tour

South Carolina: State of South Carolina Official Web Site

Admission to Statehood: Click for Date & List

Airports: Airports Map | Airport Links

Amtrak: South

Area: 32007 sq.mi, 40th Land 30111 sq. mi., 40th Water 1896 sq.mi., 21st Coastline 187 mi.,11th Shoreline 2,876 mi., 11th

Area Codes: South Carolina

Biographies: Famous People from South Carolina

Bird: Carolina Wren

Border States: Regional List Georgia North Carolina

Cam World: Live Web Cams

Cities & Towns: South Carolina

Climate: South Carolina

Community Pages: South Carolina Cities, Towns, Communities List

Constitution: 8th State

County Profile: County Map 46 Counties

Courts: Judicial System

Current Events: South Carolina News Headlines

Department of: Education | Certification | South Carolina State University | University of South Carolina Columbia.

Driving: DMV

Economy: Agriculture: Tobacco, poultry, cattle, dairy products, soybeans, hogs. Industry: Textile goods, chemical products, paper products, machinery, tourism.

Flag: South Carolina (SC)

Flower: Yellow Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens

Cyndi's List Historical Societies

Geographic Center: Richland, 13 miles southeast of Columbia

Geology Maps: South Carolina

Ghost Towns: Ghost Towns

Governor: Office of Governor

Highest Point: Sassafras Mountain; 3,560 feet, 29th

Highways: South Carolina Highways

History: History Timeline • Historical Civil War

Hotels, Motels & Inns:

Kids Corner: State of South Carolina Kids Site