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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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Teyonah Parris

Teyohah Parris is from Hopkins, SC. She is an actress and producer.

Sue Monk Kidd

Sue Monk Kidd is a writer best known for her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings.

Maurice Williams

Maurice Williams is a songwriter and vocalist of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs.

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Hootie & the Blowfish

Hootie & the Blowfish is a Grammy-winning rock band from Columbia, SC.

South Carolina Counties

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Dorchester County

Dorchester County was named for Dorchester, Massachusetts.

A brick house with large white prominent columns in the front of the house.

Lee County

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

A dirt road framed by large trees on both sides.

Georgetown County

Georgetown County and its county seat, Georgetown, were named for King George II of England.

A statue of a man stands on a large white column in the background is a large brick clock tower with a green triangle at the top.

Spartanburg County

Spartanburg County and its county seat, the city of Spartanburg, were named for the Spartan Regiment, a local militia unit that fought in the Revolutionary War.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Spider

The skittish Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) was designated as the official State Spider by Act Number 389 of 2000. The Carolina Wolf Spider is the largest species of wolf spider in North America. While skittish and large, the wolf spider is generally not aggressive.

South Carolina Glossary

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A man on a white horse next to a man in a red coat walking between two armies

surrender

(verb) - to give up

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