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A woman on a horse and two soldiers next to a tree and horse.

Emily Geiger

Emily Geiger risked her life by serving as a messenger for the Colonial Army during the Revolutionary War.

Black and white photograph of Olin D. Johnston

Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston

Olin DeWitt Talmadge Johnston was the 98th governor of South Carolina and represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate from 1945 to 1965.

Black and white photograph of Lily Strickland

Lily Teresa Strickland

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

British painter Thomas Coram painted Mulberry Plantation in about 1800 when the house still had 4,000 acres and two rows of service buildings.

Thomas Coram

Thomas Coram was an 18th-century landscape artist who painted the Mulberry Plantation in Berkeley County, SC.

a small white house with a half wrap around porch.

Chester County

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

Orange-brown brick building with a white window tower

Chesterfield County

Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).

A large wooden house with a dark green roof and brick chimneys

Marlboro County

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

A small green wagon with yellow wheels.

Oconee County

Oconee County takes its name from a Native American word meaning "water eyes of the hills." It was formed in 1868 from Pickens District, and the county seat is Walhalla.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina State Work Animal

The hard-working Mule was designated as the official State Heritage Work Animal by Act Number 240 of 2010.  

South Carolina Glossary

An orange and garnet rooster with a black tail plume standing in a yard.

gamecock

(noun) - a rooster bred and trained for fighting