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South Carolina People
Pearl Fryar
Pearl Fryar is a topiary artist in Bishopville, SC. His garden has over 1,000 ornate art pieces.
Charlotta Bass
Born in Sumter, SC, Charlotta Bass was a newspaper publisher in Los Angeles, California, and the first African-American woman on a Presidential campaign ticket in a United States presidential election.
Robert Jordan
Robert Jordan was a fantasy author from Charleston, SC. His most famous work was The Wheel of Time series.
South Carolina Counties
Darlington County
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Anderson County
Anderson County and its county seat, Anderson, were named for Revolutionary War general Robert Anderson (1741-1812).
Abbeville County
Both the county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named for the French town of the same name.
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.
South Carolina Facts
The State Sword of South Carolina
The State Sword of South Carolina is a symbol for the South Carolina Senate and is placed in a cradle on the Senate rostrum whenever the Senate is in session. The current Sword was presented to the Senate on February 20, 1951, as a gift to South Carolina by Lord Halifax, former British ambassador to the United States, after learning of the theft of the original sword.
South Carolina Glossary
floodplain
(noun) - a low plain beside a river that sometimes floods
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