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Black and white photo of Martin Witherspoon Gary

Martin Witherspoon Gary

Martin Witherspoon Gary was an attorney, soldier, and politician from South Carolina.

Color photograph of Shannon Faulkner, smiling, standing in front of the Citadel

Shannon Faulkner

Shannon Faulkner was the first female student to attend The Citadel.

Willie Randolph wearing a black and orange baseball cap with an orange outline bird in the middle.

Willie Randolph

Willie Randolph is a former professional baseball second basement coach and manager.

Black and white portrait of James Legaré

James Mathewes Legaré

James Mathewes Legaré was a poet, inventor, and artist from Charleston, SC.

Round brick buildings covered in snow and ice.

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.

A gray building with red accents and a dark gray roof.

McCormick County

McCormick County and its county seat, the town of McCormick, were named for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).

A brown brick and white column building behind a large mossy tree and next to a white clock tower.

Horry County

Horry County was named for Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry (1743-1815). The county was originally a part of the Georgetown District, and at one time, it was called Kingston.

The front of an old bricked building with a rounded top and two circular windows above the door way.

Colleton County

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

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

Map of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina outlined in purple

Yamassee Uprising

(noun) - warfare with the Yamasee and later the Creek Indians. The war started in 1715 and destroyed much of the colony of South Carolina.