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South Carolina People
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Born in Ridgeway, SC, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson was the only woman to pitch for Negro Major League.
John McQueen
John McQueen the U.S. Representative for South Carolina from 1853 to 1860. He also was a member of the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.
Ulysses Dove
Ulysses Dove was one of the most innovative contemporary choreographers of the past half-century.
South Carolina Counties
Laurens County
Laurens County and its county seat, Laurens, were named for Revolutionary War leader Henry Laurens (1724-1792).
Abbeville County
Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.
Oconee County
Oconee County takes its name from a Native American word meaning "water eyes of the hills." It was formed in 1868 from Pickens District, and the county seat is Walhalla.
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.
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Picnic Cuisine
Barbecue was designated as the official State Picnic Cuisine by Act Number 231 of 2014. Each region of South Carolina has a unique way of preparing and cooking barbecue that can be explored through South Carolina's "BBQ Trail."
South Carolina Glossary
Patriots
(noun) - name the colonists of the British thirteen colonies, who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution, called themselves
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