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South Carolina People
Roger Milliken
Roger Milliken was a Spartanburg Textile magnet, Businessman, and political activist.
Joseph H. Burckhalter, Ph.D.
Professor of medicinal chemistry; scientist, teacher and administrator.
Elliott White Springs
Elliott White Springs was a South Carolina businessman and an American flying ace of World War I.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr. from Georgetown County, SC, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
South Carolina Counties
Lexington County
Lexington County and its county seat, the town of Lexington, were named for the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, the first battle of the American Revolution.
Abbeville County
Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.
Berkeley County
Berkeley County was named for two of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, Lord John Berkeley (d. 1678) and Sir William Berkeley (d. 1677).
Laurens County
Laurens County and its county seat, Laurens, were named for Revolutionary War leader Henry Laurens (1724-1792).
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina Statehood
South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788.
South Carolina Glossary
Spanish moss
(noun) - a flowering plant that grows upon larger trees, commonly the southern live oak or bald cypress in the lowlands and savannas of southeastern United States
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