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Self portrait in oil of William Harrison Scarborough.

William Harrison Scarborough

William Harrison Scarborough was a portraitist and miniaturist.

Rebecca Motte

Rebecca Motte

Rebecca Motte was a widower and landowner along the Congaree River who graciously allowed Francis Marion and other Patriot soldiers to set fire to her plantation home when the British took command of the house.

Painting of Theodosia Burr Alston

Theodosia Burr Alston

Daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr. Associated with Georgetown Co.

Black and white photograph of Lily Strickland

Lily Teresa Strickland

Lily Strickland was a composer, painter, and writer from Anderson, South Carolina.

A large brick building next to a smaller white building and tan brown building with a green awing.

Darlington County

The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.

A white house with a gray roof

Williamsburg County

Williamsburg County was probably named for King William III of England (1650-1702). Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot settlers began moving into this part of the Lowcountry around 1732.

A large white house with huge columns, dark windows, and gray stairs that leads out to a manicured green lawn.

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.

 A white church surrounded by a black fence and gray grave stones.

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 Fossil

The Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) was designated as the official State Fossil by Act Number 177 of 2014. The Columbian mammoth was named after Christopher Columbus. The discovery of fossilized mammoth teeth in a South Carolina swamp in 1725 was credited as the first scientific identification of a North American vertebrate fossil. 

South Carolina Glossary

A circular hut covered with bark and curved tree sticks

wigwam

(noun) - a Native American dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats