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Explore South Carolina through StudySC! Learn about your community, South Carolina history, and the people who have made a significant impact on the state and the world.

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Discover how South Carolina helped shape the American Revolution. Explore the people, places, and pivotal moments that made the Palmetto State a turning point in the fight for independence.

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South Carolina People

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Philip Simmons

Philip Simmons was a nationally acclaimed Charleston blacksmith.

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Charles Hard Townes

Charles Hard Townes was a physicist who won a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1964.

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Richard Heron Anderson

Richard Heron Anderson was a General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War

Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor was a culinary anthropologist, griot, food writer, and broadcaster on public media.

South Carolina Counties

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Bamberg County

Bamberg County and its county seat, Bamberg, were named for local resident William Seaborn Bamberg (1820-1858) and other members of the Bamberg family.

The origin of Fairfield's name is not known, but local legend attributes it to a remark by Lord Cornwallis about the "fair fields" of the area. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of the Camden District.

Dorchester County

Dorchester County was named for Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Darlington County

The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Duck

The Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) was designated the official State Duck by Act Number 58 of 2009. Wood Ducks tend to habitat in woodland ponds, lakes, swamps, and marshes feeding on the vegetation and insects.

South Carolina Glossary

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rapids

(noun) - a rough section of a river or stream that is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water

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