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Al Rosen was a Major League Baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s, and was the president of several teams in his career.
Benjamin Cleveland was an officer in the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution and a resident of Oconee County.
Harold R. Boulware, Sr., was a lawyer and civil rights pioneer who played a crucial role in Briggs v. Elliot.
Born in Roseland, SC (Edgefield County), Preston Brooks was a Democratic congressman from South Carolina who brutally beat Charles Sumner, a Senator from Massachusetts, in the US Senate chamber.
Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).
The origin of Fairfield's name is not known, but local legend attributes it to a remark by Lord Cornwallis about the "fair fields" of the area. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of the Camden District.
The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.
Marlboro County was named after John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).
The native Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis Carolina) was designated as the official State Insect by Act Number 591 of 1988. As a beneficial insect, the Carolina Mantid consumes pest insects that could otherwise damage or destroy flowers and produce.
(noun) - a person who is bound by legal agreement to serve a tradesperson for a certain time to learn a trade or art
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