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South Carolina Fast Facts

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Date Admitted to the Union:

May 23, 1788 - South Carolina was the 8th state.

South Carolina State Capital:

Columbia

State Nickname:

Palmetto State

State Motto:

Dum Spiro Spero.
Translation: While I breathe, I hope

South Carolina State Bird:

Carolina Wren

South Carolina State Flower:

Yellow Jessamine

South Carolina State Tree:

Sabal Palmetto

Cities With Population Over 100,000:
  • Columbia
  • Charleston

Ten Famous People From South Carolina :


  • James Brown, Singer
  • John C. Calhoun, Politician
  • Joe Frazier, Boxer
  • Althea Gibson, Tennis Player
  • Dizzy Gillepsie, Jazz Musician
  • Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States
  • Jesse Jackson, Politician
  • James Longstreet, Civil War General
  • Francis Marion, Revolutionary War General
  • Robert Mills, Designer of Washington Monument
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