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Interesting Facts ~ South Carolina is the 23rd most populous and the 40th most extensive of the 50 states ~ ~The state attained statehood on May 23, 1788, becoming the 8th state to join the union ~ ~ Named after the King Charles I and King Charles II of England ~ ~ First state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860 ~ ~ Home to Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, which features USS Yorktown ~ ~ Known for its annual South Carolina Peach Festival ~ ~ Two-third of the City of Columbia burned down during the Civil War in 1865 ~ ~ Aiken area, is known as the “Horse Capital of the South” ~ ~ State is known as the “Palmetto State” ~ State official state bird is the Carolina wren ~ ~ State is known for its rich history and preservation of historic sites ~ ~ State was one of the original 13 colonies ~ State official insect is the Carolina mantis ~ ~ State is home to the world’s largest collection of American figurative sculpture ~ ~ State is home to the oldest landscaped gardens in the USA ~ ~ State is famous for beautiful beaches, coastal region known as Grand Strand ~ ~ State is famous for its Southern cuisine, including dishes like shrimp and grits ~ ~ State’s official tree is the sabal palmetto, known as the cabbage palm ~ ~ State is known for its vibrant Gullah Geechee culture ~ State official drink is milk ~ ~ State official state flower is yellow jessamine ~ State official gemstone is amethyst ~ ~ State is known for its championship golf courses, as famous Harbour Town Golf Links ~ ~ State is home to the annual Spoleto Festival USA, a performing arts festival ~ ~ State official reptile is the loggerhead sea turtle ~ State official dance is the shag ~ ~ State is home to the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk, a popular tourist destination ~ ~ State official dog is the Boykin Spaniel ~ State official spider is Carolina wolf spider ~ ~ State official butterfly is the Eastern tiger swallowtail ~ ~ State official fossil is the Columbian mammoth ~ ~ Textile manufacturing and tourism are the two main industries of the state ~ ~ Famous for annual Carolina Cup horse race, oldest steeplechase race in the USA ~ ~ Only state in America that owns and operates its own fleet of school buses ~ ~ Fort Jackson, the largest USA Army installation for Basic Combat Training ~ ~ Confederate troops fired shots at Fort Sumter, first shot that began the Civil War ~ ~ Johnston calls itself the “Peach Capital of the world.” ~ ~First tea farm in the U.S. was created in 1890 near Summerville ~ ~~~~~~~~ |
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