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black and white portrait of Robert Hayne

Robert Young Hayne

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

Paul Benjamin wearing a dark suit.

Paul Benjamin

Born in Pelion, SC, Paul Benjamin was a film, television, and theater actor whose career spanned over five decades. Best known as "M.L.," Benjamin starred in "Do the Right Thing," "Across 110th Street," and "Escape from Alcatraz." 

Color painting of Peter Horry with his horse

Peter Horry

Planter, solider, legislator

Photo of Frances Rollin Whipper

Rollin Sisters

Born to an aristocratic free Black family in Charleston, the Sisters were noted for their influence and political savvy in Reconstruction politics.

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.

A dirt road framed by large trees on both sides.

Georgetown County

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

U.S. Post Office, Florence, South Carolina, in 1938.

Florence County

Florence County took its name from its county seat, the city of Florence.

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

Palmetto-tree, and old custom-house, at Charleston, South Carolina

South Carolina's Nickname

South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State in honor of the Palmetto tree, but did you know that South Carolina was nicknamed the Iodine State at one point? South Carolina received this name due to the large percentage of iodine found in the vegetation growing in the state. 

South Carolina Glossary

black and red cows with white faces stand in the green grass in the daylight.

cattle

(noun) - domesticated bovine animals such as cows, bulls, and steer