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Starkey Flythe, Jr.

Starkey Flythe, Jr. was an award-winning writer whose short stories were widely anthologized in Best American Short Stories.

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Daniel Henry Chamberlain

Daniel Henry Chamberlain was the governor of South Carolina from 1874-1876.

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Richard Theodore Greener

Teacher, diplomat

The professional wrestler The Big Show with his arms raised in the ring in a crowded arena.

The Big Show

Paul Wight, better known as The Big Show, is a WWE professional wrestler and actor.

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Hampton County

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

Pink, white, green, yellow and other colorful buildings lined the tree-lined street.

Charleston County

Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state. English settlers arrived in the colony of Carolina in 1670 and established a town at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River.

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Marlboro County

Marlboro County was named after John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).

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Orangeburg County

Orangeburg County and its county seat, Orangeburg, were named for William IV (1711-1751), Prince of Orange, the son-in-law of King George II.

South Carolina Facts

Carolina jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens

South Carolina State Flower

The indigenous fragrant Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) was adopted by the General Assembly as the official State Flower on February 1, 1924. It is a climbing woody vine with evergreen leaves and blooms small, fragrant yellow flowers. 

South Carolina Glossary

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democracy

(noun) - a form of government where the people rule, either directly or by voting for representatives