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South Carolina People

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Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was a politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921.

Roger Milliken

Roger Milliken was a Spartanburg Textile magnet, Businessman, and political activist.

Pam Durban

Aiken native, Pam Durban is a novelist, short story writer, and educator.

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South Carolina Counties

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Clarendon County

Clarendon County was named for Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1608/9-1674), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.

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Georgetown County

Georgetown County and its county seat, Georgetown, were named for King George II of England.

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Lee County

Lee County was named for Confederate general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870).

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Colleton County

Colleton County was named for one of the Lords Proprietors, Sir John Colleton (1608-1666).

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Marine Mammal

The intelligent Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) was designated as the official State Marine Mammal by Act Number 58 of 2009. The bottlenose dolphins are protected in U.S. waters under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

South Carolina Glossary

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rice

(noun) - starchy seeds or grain of annual marsh grass. Rice was the largest commercial crop in 17th- and 18th-century Carolina, before cotton.

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