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Born in Laurens, SC, Pinkney "Pink" Anderson was a blues singer and guitarist who inspired the "Pink" in the name of the English rock band Pink Floyd.
Charles Pinckney was a lawyer, governor of South Carolina, and signer of the United States Constitution.
Greenwood County takes its name from its county seat, Greenwood. The city of Greenwood was named around 1824 for the plantation of an early resident, John McGehee.
Kershaw County was named for Joseph Kershaw (1727-1791), an early settler.
Colleton County was named for one of the Lords Proprietors, Sir John Colleton (1608-1666).
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Indigo Blue was designated as the official Color of the State by Act Number 200 of 2008. The purplish-blue-hued Indigo plant formed a significant part of the South Carolina economy from the late 1740s to the late 1790s.
(noun) - a court case in South Carolina that was combined with three other cases in Brown v. Board of Education, where the U.S. Supreme Court officially overturned racial segregation in public schools
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