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Explore South Carolina through StudySC! Learn about your community, South Carolina history, and the people who have made a significant impact on the state and the world.

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South Carolina People

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George Singleton

George Singleton is an author and recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship, the Corrington Award for Literary Excellence, the Hillsdale Award for Fiction, and a Pushcart Prize.

Benjamin Franklin Perry

Benjamin Franklin Perry was the 72nd Governor of South Carolina.

Jean Ribault

Jean Ribault was a French navigator who led an expedition to the New World in 1562 that founded the outpost of Charlesfort on Paris Island.

Kathleen Parker

Kathleen Parker is a columnist for The Washington Post.

South Carolina Counties

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York County

York County and its county seat, the city of York, were named for York County, Pennsylvania.

Cherokee County

Cherokee County was named after the Cherokee Indians who once made it their home.

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Lee County

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

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Aiken County

Aiken County and its county seat, the town of Aiken, were named for William Aiken (1806-1831), president of the South Carolina Railroad.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Music

The Spiritual was designated as the official State Music by Act Number 64 of 1999. A spiritual is a type of religious folksong that is most closely associated with the struggles of slavery and the hope of freedom for the enslaved Africans in the American South.

South Carolina Glossary

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peninsula

(noun) - a piece of land that extends into a body of water. Examples include most of the state of Florida and the peninsula that includes the city of Charleston.

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