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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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A smiling Kitty Black Perkins wearing a magenta-colored shirt. To her left is the First Black Barbie in red clothes with a gold necklace.

Kitty Black Perkins

Kitty Black Perkins was the Chief Designer of Fashions and Doll Concepts for Barbie.

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Dave Cockrum

Dave Cockrum is most known for being the creator of Marvel's X-Men characters, Thunderbird, Colossus, Nightcrawler, and Storm.

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Jane Edna Harris Hunter

Nurse and social worker from near Pendleton, SC..

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Robert Young Hayne

Robert Young Hayne was the 54th Governor of South Carolina.

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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.

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Hampton County

Hampton County and its county seat Hampton were named for Confederate general and governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902).

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Spartanburg County

Spartanburg County and its county seat, the city of Spartanburg, were named for the Spartan Regiment, a local militia unit that fought in the Revolutionary War.

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York County

York County and its county seat, the city of York, were named for York County, Pennsylvania.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina State Fossil

The Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) was designated as the official State Fossil by Act Number 177 of 2014. The Columbian mammoth was named after Christopher Columbus. The discovery of fossilized mammoth teeth in a South Carolina swamp in 1725 was credited as the first scientific identification of a North American vertebrate fossil. 

South Carolina Glossary

A tall fence made out of brownish-gray wooden stakes

palisade

(noun) - a wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier